Gold Cufflinks + Silver Watch Case

[cufflinkmaniac]

Long story short I blew my watch money on another silver cased model, not remembering that I had just bought a pair of gold cufflinks. Can they be worn together? The case is solid silver (well, silver colored metal) and the cufflinks are solid gold (genuine.)

 

[jamespowers]

Long story short I blew my watch money on another silver cased model, not remembering that I had just bought a pair of gold cufflinks. Can they be worn together? The case is solid silver (well, silver colored metal) and the cufflinks are solid gold (genuine.)

We need pictures to make a well informed judgement.
However, are we talking about a wristwatch or a pocketwatch here? Wristwatch would be closer to the cufflinks so the contrast would be more obvious but I could see doing it in a pinch. I might have done it once or twice before.

 

[cufflinkmaniac]

We need pictures to make a well informed judgement.
However, are we talking about a wristwatch or a pocketwatch here? Wristwatch would be closer to the cufflinks so the contrast would be more obvious but I could see doing it in a pinch. I might have done it once or twice before.

Wristwatch. Pictures will come Monday.

 

[Caity Lynn]

Depends on your views of mixed metals, me personally? It would drive me loopy. On you? it may be fine.

 

[MisterGrey]

I personally prefer to match my jewelry, but I've seen people pull it off just fine. If you like, do what I do sometimes and get one "centerpiece" item (usually a watch for me) that has both silver and gold in it. Then you can wear items of each without worry, as the centerpiece will tie them together.

 

[cufflinkmaniac]

I personally prefer to match my jewelry, but I've seen people pull it off just fine. If you like, do what I do sometimes and get one "centerpiece" item (usually a watch for me) that has both silver and gold in it. Then you can wear items of each without worry, as the centerpiece will tie them together.

I have two with gold and silver, but the one has a metal band and the other is too thick to be worn with double cufffs. I've looked at it, and I kind of like the contrast.

 

[Geesie]

My watch is usually not visible so I just don't care. I'm not buying another watch just so it can match.

 

[Tomasso]

I like my metals (watch, cufflinks and belt buckle) to match. [huh]

 

[JEEP]

Here's the basic "rules" I follow:

- If the case of the watch is gold, then cufflinks and tiebar must be gold aswell
- I the case og the watch is silver/steel, then cufflinks and tiebar must be silver
- A watch with a silver/steel case, but with gold houermarkings and hands on the dial can be worn together with gold cufflinks and tiebar, if it looks good
- If the watch has a leatherband, it must match the colour and texture og the belt and shoes
- If the watch has a metal bracelet it must match the material of the case of the watch (never mix a silver/steel bracelet with a gold watch and vice versa)
- The metal of the cufflinks and tiebar must always match
- It is preferable that the metal of the belt buckle matches the rest of the metal

Examples:

This 1950/51 Omega can easily be worn with both silver and gold cufflinks and tiebar - and must be worn with black belt and black shoes

This 1938 solid gold Omega must be worn with gold cufflinks and tiebar - the shoes and belt must be chocolate brown (but not nessacerily in snakeskin)

This 1970's Omega Seamaster Cosmic must be worn with silver cufflinks and tiebar - due to the watch being fittet with a bracelet the choice of shoes and belt are more free, as long as they match each other

These two Swedish military veterans, a 1938 Omega Officer and a 1945 Omega Suverän, should probably only be worn with casual wear, but if worn with formal attire they should only be worn with silver cufflinks and tiebar - rember to match shoes and bands


Regards.

Jakob

 

[Edward]

I'm anoyher matcher. I also like to run with gold tones for day wear and silver for eveing, as and where possible / practical. I'm trying to get my anally retentive side to not take it as far as matching with blazer buttons.... lol But that said, it's really up to the individual - can you live with it?

I personally prefer to match my jewelry, but I've seen people pull it off just fine. If you like, do what I do sometimes and get one "centerpiece" item (usually a watch for me) that has both silver and gold in it. Then you can wear items of each without worry, as the centerpiece will tie them together.

This is a great idea, IMO. Anything that I would be likely only to have or want one of (say, a wedding ring) I would go looking for a two-tone variant on.

 

[El Erico]

Here's the basic "rules" I follow:

- If the case of the watch is gold, then cufflinks and tiebar must be gold as well
- If the case log the watch is silver/steel, then cufflinks and tiebar must be silver
- A watch with a silver/steel case, but with gold houermarkings and hands on the dial can be worn together with gold cufflinks and tiebar, if it looks good
- If the watch has a leatherband, it must match the colour and texture of the belt and shoes
- If the watch has a metal bracelet it must match the material of the case of the watch (never mix a silver/steel bracelet with a gold watch and vice versa)
- The metal of the cufflinks and tiebar must always match
- It is preferable that the metal of the belt buckle matches the rest of the metal

Cheers Jeep! I agree 100%...

 

[MEDIUMMYND]

If the watch has a black face and the strap is a dark brown leather then its OK but if it has metal strap it might look dodgy.Just as an aside divers watches which are often supplied with metal or black rubber straps always look good on brown leather straps.