Wrist Watch Choices to Enhance Your Image

Terry and his watches are in the Edmonton Journal.

After Terry blogged about why people should wear watches, Marta Gold, the Edmonton Journal fashion and style writer decided to interview him and write an article on watch trends, tips and advice.

I included some of the article here and put a link to the photosand article.

Q: Should men (or women) still wear watches when

everyone has smartphones?

A: Absolutely, says Canadian business style and etiquette expert Terry Pithers, who has his own wardrobe of about five watches, three of which he wears regularly. (Five watches and he complains about the number of shoes I have.)

It sends a signal

“The biggest reason is the signal it sends,” he explains. A watch gives the impression to clients and colleagues — particularly more traditional or older ones — that you’re punctual and detail-oriented, whether that’s true or not.

Terry compares himself to James bond

“Think of Daniel Craig in Skyfall. Man, he looked sharp, whether he was jumping on a train or at the casino, and he always had a watch,” he says.

French cuffs tip

For men who wear French cuffs, a stylish watch gives an extra bit of flash when they stretch their arms out, Pithers says.

Heavy Metal advice

He most often wears a stainless steel dive watch that’s “slightly rugged for a guy; it can be dressy, it can suit almost any occasion.”

Pithers advises staying away from plastic or boldly-coloured watchbands, opting instead for leather, gold, stainless steel or a combination.

Click here to read the rest of the Edmonton Journal Article comparing James Bond and Terry. See if you can tell the two apart.

P.S. when the photographer arrived to take Terry’s photos,he asked Terry if he sold watches.

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Photograph by: Bruce Edwards, Edmonton Journal

Posted by Joanne Blake – the Canadian corporate image consultant and watch wearer too