https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:02:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112751 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:18:17 +0000 Gigi 1112751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will not be an enabler, hee hee. Diana, you listed quite a few possible problems with the watch. I am the same way about watches--it is hard to find one that fits properly.&nbsp;If you just stumbled on this watch without having actually been searching for a teal watch, I would *start* searching for a teal one now that perhaps comes with a matching band or has the other type of crystal face. Is there a danger of the MK watch selling out in the meantime? You could always go back to that one later if you don't find anything comparable that has less red flags.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112696 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:22:59 +0000 Diana 1112696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Man, you guys are not making it easy to be good and/or practical! &nbsp;I will think about it some more. &nbsp;Although now I am wondering given the price point if I should actually be looking to just spend a little bit extra and get something with a sapphire crystal face. &nbsp;They really do prevent scratches so much better than regular watch faces. &nbsp;(My Movado, which I have been wearing at least&nbsp;once or twice a week for more than 10 years, is still totally unscratched. &nbsp;Given the amount of abuse I inflict on it, this is amazing. &nbsp;The same cannot be said for my much newer Ted Baker watch.) &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112675 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 04:02:50 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1112675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love that watch and am very tempted to get one.&nbsp; It is my favorite color and heavy watches feel very right to me even though I have skinny wrists.</p> <p>I think you should give it a try Diana.&nbsp; It is really lovely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112661 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 03:48:41 +0000 Echo 1112661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*swooning* The teal face with a map print make it really beautiful and something you don't see everyday. I vote to order it and give it a shot at finding a leather band that will work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112630 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 03:18:06 +0000 Jacky 1112630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, that is a gorgeous watch. I share your love of teal, so even though I never wear watches, I'm now also lusting after that one! Could you take a picture of the watch to places where you might look for a band to try to find one that matches? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112626 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 03:16:24 +0000 Angie 1112626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Why don't you just order it to try. I have a few MK watches and do not find them heavy.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112617 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 03:10:10 +0000 Diana 1112617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I don't wear most big bracelets for the same reasons. &nbsp;They bonk on things and slip down too far (I can't stand it when my watch or bracelets touch my hand). &nbsp;The only bracelets I consistently wear are cuffs that I can push up above my wrist bone. &nbsp;</p> <p>My giant Ted Baker watch has a leather band so it stays put. &nbsp;I've never found a metal band watch that stays where I want it to. &nbsp;I like the "hectic look" as you put it but it's so impractical for me. &nbsp;I am not willing to take my watch&nbsp;off every time I have to do things like type and cook (which is what my husband does with his).&nbsp; Sigh. &nbsp;Jeanne's experience that MK watches are really heavy does not bode well for me. &nbsp;The leather&nbsp;Ted Baker watch I have is about as heavy as I can handle&nbsp;(it's around 40mm diameter I think, but the metal part on the MK looks thicker).</p> <p> <div>If I got this one and wanted to wear it more than just occasionally, I'm almost certain I'd have to swap out the band for leather as Ceit and Astrid&nbsp;suggest. &nbsp;And I'm not sure I'm willing to do that at this price point unless I can find the perfect band (which is a big if). &nbsp;</p> <p>Sigh... I *know* it is impractical. &nbsp;But it's so pretty!</p> <p>ETA: Bad webcam shot of my watch to demonstrate what I mean when I say I want it to stay above my wrist bone. &nbsp;Anything lower on my wrist drives me insane.</p> <p></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112529 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 02:21:30 +0000 Angie 1112529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a tiny 5 inch wrist and wear a mans watch. I love its hectic oversized look. I wear it like a bracelet. Get the watch. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112433 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:55:09 +0000 Jjsloane 1112433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now I want it too! I'm no help here. I have a watch problem. But I will say my MK is the heaviest watch I own and it's the tortoise so not even as heavy as metal.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112367 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:21:57 +0000 Astrid 1112367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just what Ceit said. You can add a leather band yourself. When I browse for watches I don't pay attention to the band, because I know I can always change it.</p> <p>ETA Okay we crossposted. If it has to be that exact shade it is difficult of course. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112365 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:20:54 +0000 Diana 1112365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ceit, I had thought about that... I am anal enough that I would want an exact color match for the band though, and I'm not sure I could find it.</p> <p>Carter, I have small hands which probably has something to do with the laptop problem; even my leather band watches, which stay put above my wrist bone, do hit the laptop on the bottom edge but since the leather is soft it's not a big deal.&nbsp; My laptops are both MacBook Pros, which are metal.&nbsp; So metal banging on metal = not good.&nbsp; My husband removes his metal band watch when he works on his.&nbsp; (It's actually not the watch he's worried about, it's the computer.&nbsp; I think he banged up a previous one pretty badly.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112361 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:12:25 +0000 carter 1112361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whoa. It is pretty fab! My metal band watch doesn't bang on my laptop. Surely if you have enough links removed, it will stay out of the way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112360 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:11:56 +0000 Anonymous 1112360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Many watches with metal bands can be fitted to have leather instead. They just take that one link out and insert the pins for a leather strap. There usually isn't a difference between most watches. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/an-awesome-watch-but-i-dont-need-it-right#post-1112358 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:07:21 +0000 Diana 1112358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so tempted by this:<br /><a href="http://www.michaelkors.com/store/catalog/templates/P4VAll.jhtml?itemId=cat50701&amp;parentId=cat102&amp;masterId=cat000000" rel="nofollow">http://www.michaelkors.com/sto.....&#038;mast</a></p> <p>It's teal!&nbsp; And gold!&nbsp; It would go with everything I own.&nbsp; Plus it has a cool map design on the face.&nbsp; And it's for a good cause!</p> <p>But...<br />It's a unisex watch.&nbsp; That means probably 95% chance the band will be too big for me.&nbsp; Not a dealbreaker in itself as links could be removed.<br />But also... <br />There's a reason why I don't own any metal band watches.&nbsp; They're heavy, and they won't stay where I want my watches to stay (<i>above</i> my wrist bone), plus they bang on my laptop and scratch it up.&nbsp; </p> <p>So I don't need it.&nbsp; Right?&nbsp; Right??? <br />But if anyone who doesn't have my issues with a watch is looking for one... I will live vicariously through you! </p> <p>Also, PS - Dear Mr. Kors, please make this watch face with a teal leather band.&nbsp; Pretty please with a cherry on top.</p>