Rolex fraying suits at cuff

[sambb]

Any solution for this. Keeps happening in my nice suits and shirts.

[Dufresne]

Fraying? What model and how do you wear your watch? Never heard of this.


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[CPZorro]

Is your suit sleeve just a touch too long? Perhaps unbutton the first button on the suite sleeve?

[harvey]

Lol

[Ensign]

Wear your Rolex under your cuff.

If you must wear it low and brushing your cuff, you can also get your cuff “turned.” It sounds like you are wearing expensive shirts; a taylor just cuts the seam of the cuffs, folds and re-sews it.

Or, you can just wear more inexpensive shirts and change them out when they fray.

[dannyp]

My guess is that this happens largely from wearing the jacket when seated, with wrist resting on the desk/keyboard? Otherwise, I doubt there would be enough friction anywhere to cause this (if, say, you were just walking around). My personal fix would be to hang my jacket when seated, but I'd do that for other reasons, too.

[blargle]

i have ruined a few bloomberg terminals over the years by scraping my watch on them but never suits/jackets... what... exactly are you doing when you are having said problem?

[JMGoodnight369]

Wow. Just when you think it can’t get worse beyond the “is it safe” post………….we finally reached the low point LOL

[Chester01]

Originally Posted by sambb

Any solution for this. Keeps happening in my nice suits and shirts.

Any rolex outside the Cellini line is not a dress watch. Solution, get an actual dress watch.

[JSCP]

Makes no sense, sorry

[CPZorro]

If your sitting down, your suit sleeve should travel up your arm and be nowhere near your watch. I think it’s the cut of your suit and not your watch that is the problem.

[brucethemanlee]

I don't wear suits anymore :)

[AF_Rob]

I think anything with rotating bezels and sharp chunky lugs (maxi cases maybe?) may do your shirts harm.

Maybe consider a smooth bezel or wear your pieces a bit tighter.

[Tools]

Can't say that I've had that problem.

I do prefer French cuffs and check to make sure they are large enough for the watch to smoothly ride in and out.

Subs don't fit as well under cuffs as a GMT or DJ, and earlier models are far better than the latest pie-tin size watches.

[3omar]

Dress shirt cuffs should be fitted to the watch that you wear with them, so that the watch fits snuggly under the cuff. This ensures that the cuff does not move much as you move your arm around, but still allows you to gently move your cuff out of the way to look at your watch when you need to tell the time. A jacket sleeve should be a 1/4 to 1/2 an inch shorter than the shirt sleeve. If your shirts and jackets are fitted that way, I don't see how your shirts or your jackets can get frayed.

Your tailor, or an alterations person at a menswear store, can easily fit your dress shirt cuffs for you, if you bring your watch to the fitting. It's a 20-minute job.

If you wear different size watches with dress shirts, decide first which shirts are going to be worn with which size watches and proceed accordingly.

I know, this sounds overly fussy, but if you wear dress shirts all day, it's worth making the extra effort. I stopped wearing dress shirts for work years ago, but this is what I used to do.

[sambb]

tailored suits and shirts still rub against the bezels of many rolexes, and the skyD is particularly prone to this problem, even if fitted well, due to lots movement. I think a patek or vacheron or lange would be better with dress shirts, and reserve the rolex for casual wear.

[fsprow]

Dress clothes = thin dress watch.

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by sambb

Any solution for this. Keeps happening in my nice suits and shirts.

Would really like to see some pictures of watch damage to shirts and suits.

Thanks

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by AF_Rob

I think anything with rotating bezels and sharp chunky lugs (maxi cases maybe?) may do your shirts harm.

Maybe consider a smooth bezel or wear your pieces a bit tighter.

This. We've had pics before showing where sharp scalloped rotating bezels have frayed the insides or edges of shirt cuffs.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by fsprow

Dress clothes = thin dress watch.

Yes, this sums it up nicely
Then again, I don't particularly regard any Rolex as a dress watch but may consider any Rolex with a smooth bezel as passable if it's the best watch one has.

Anybody wearing a bejewelled watch would have no legitimate right to complain in this regard. Just put on a new shirt

[dba]

First world problems.

[omar10213245]

Originally Posted by dba

First world problems.

Um, ya. Pretty sure he lives in the first world, so no surprise.

[WatchGuy1966]

I noticed that the serrations on the GMT Master II Bezel (116710) left marks near the inside door handle of my 4Runner. Where it kinda "bit" the soft plastic.

Didn't bother me though. I was more amused.

[Kevin of Larchmont]

The answer is always to buy a new watch.

[mountainjogger]

I have worn 4, 5 and 6 digit subs with suits routinely for years. Now wear my 41mm Black Bay Blue. Never had a problem.

IMOP, your watch should peek out of your shirt, and your shirt should peek out of your jacket.

If your watch is way too big for your wrist or too loose or your jacket is too long, I might see an issue.

Good luck OP.

[Driver8]

Originally Posted by Chester01

Any rolex outside the Cellini line is not a dress watch. Solution, get an actual dress watch.

This ^.

Older Breitling Chronomats with the pronounced bezel rider-tabs used to be renowned as cuff shredders. The only solution is to not wear sports models (with grippy bezels), with dress shirt cuffs.

First world problem for sure, but I'm still not sure why some find the idea that crisp, sharp edges to bezels may damage cloth cuffs so hard to comprehend.

[evo123]

Never seen this happen before.

Rolex flutes or sport bezels are not that sharp.

[1William]

It is about tailoring, fit and rotation of clothing. As a bigger individual, 19 1/2 inch neck and 39 inch sleeves, it has always been difficult for me to buy off the rack. So I have my dress and some sport shirts custom made and have the cuffs made appropriately as to let me wear any watch I choose. My suits are also custom made. The other issue can be the frequency that you wear an item. Consider having some shirts and suits made or tailored in a manner that does not have as much direct contact with the watch and the fabric. Might be a solution.

[Ollie1982]

Buy a watch fitting for the occasion.

Suit + dress watch = no broken shirts.

[Krash]

I have about 25 dress shirts and rotate between 4 watches. As far as I can tell, no issues for me.


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