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Valentine’s Day is all about love – and what occasion embodies that more than an engagement or wedding? After all, finding your match needs to be celebrated properly. That includes not only the right location and catering, but also a very special outfit – including an appropriate watch. To avoid a potential faux pas when choosing the right watch for the bride and groom, we’ll share a few tips, rules, and watch models to equip you for everything from your engagement to the altar to your anniversary.
That includes not only the right location and catering, but also a very special outfit – including an appropriate watch. To avoid a potential faux pas when choosing the right watch for the bride and groom, we’ll share a few tips, rules, and watch models to equip you for everything from your engagement to the altar to your anniversary. That includes not only the right location and catering, but also a very special outfit – including an appropriate watch. To avoid a potential faux pas when choosing the right watch for the bride and groom, we’ll share a few tips, rules, and watch models to equip you for everything from your engagement to the altar to your anniversary.
Our Best Watches for Engagements and Weddings
Valentine’s Day is all about love – and what occasion embodies that more than an engagement or wedding? After all, finding your match needs to be celebrated properly. That includes not only the right location and catering, but also a very special outfit – including an appropriate watch. To avoid a potential faux pas when choosing the right watch for the bride and groom, we’ll share a few tips, rules, and watch models to equip you for everything from your engagement to the altar to your anniversary.
A Watch as an Engagement Gift
While the lady usually receives an engagement ring, the man usually goes away empty handed. That’s why in recent years, there’s a new trend in which fiancés also get a gift. This is often a beautiful watch. Just like the ring, a timepiece is a romantic symbol of the love and affection that the two partners feel for each other. A beautiful gesture, because a luxury watch will accompany you for a lifetime in the best case – just like your better half. To ensure that your future spouse can enjoy their engagement gift for a long time to come, you should focus on quality.
Which luxury watch is suitable as an engagement gift for a man?
If you would like to give a luxury watch as an engagement gift, we would like to help you choose a model. The following tips will make choosing the right watch easy as pie.
- Opt for classic, elegant designs. They usually have a timeless look and can be combined with a variety of outfits. If the watch is too extravagant, there is the risk that it will steal the show from the bride and groom at the wedding.
- Choose a watch that matches the style of the person receiving the gift. For example, if they are more of a sporty type, a classic chronograph may be the ideal gift. In addition, the color of the dial and the material of the watch should be coordinated with the groom’s outfit so that the watch does not clash with the color of the suit, cufflinks, etc.
- Make sure you choose the right watch size. When in doubt, opt for a slightly smaller size of 36 mm to 38 mm. Smaller sizes are currently back in fashion and have the advantage that they are usually somewhat flatter and slide better under a shirt cuff.
- Set yourself a price limit! Of course you only want to give the love of your life the best of the best, but the wedding itself is already costing you a lot. So don’t overdo it.
General Rules for Wearing Watches at Weddings
To ensure that a wristwatch only attracts positive attention (if any at all) on the day of the wedding, we would like to give you a few tips for wearing watches at weddings. Of course, these are all just rough guidelines that are by no means set in stone. However, it is worth reviewing your choice of watch with the following tips.
- Once again: “Your leathers and metals should match!” This means that leather and metals should be coordinated in your outfit. If you wear black shoes and a black belt, the watch should not have a brown leather strap. Are a silver belt buckle and silver buttons part of your outfit? Then a watch in red or yellow gold is out of the question. Instead, you should opt for a stainless steel or white gold watch.
- “Keep the plates on the table!” The plates belong on the table (and not on your wrist). In other words, your watch should not be oversized and should be appropriate for the occasion. If possible, avoid watches with a diameter of more than 44 mm. A classic wedding is an elegant and undoubtedly upscale occasion which an oversized sports watch fits as well as a tuxedo does at a bowling alley. For men: As a rule, your watch should be able to disappear comfortably under your shirt cuff.
- Keep it discreet. Even if it may be difficult for some passionate watch lovers, it is better to opt for a restrained watch model and not wear the particularly colorful special edition with the most elaborate complications. After all, the attention should be on the bride and groom and not on your watch.
- If you are the bride and regularly wear a wristwatch in everyday life, then please do the same at your wedding, unless your wedding dress has long sleeves. Otherwise, the significantly lighter skin around your wrist could become an unwanted eye-catcher. If you don’t want to wear a classic watch on your wedding day, you can opt for an artfully designed jewelry watch instead, which is designed like a bracelet and will blend seamlessly into your outfit.
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- Keep it discreet. Even if it may be difficult for some passionate watch lovers, it is better to opt for a restrained watch model and not wear the particularly colorful special edition with the most elaborate complications. After all, the attention should be on the bride and groom and not on your watch.
- If you are the bride and regularly wear a wristwatch in everyday life, then please do the same at your wedding, unless your wedding dress ha
