Newsletter Subscription Free e-mail alerts from finews. Credit Suisse to Suffer Tougher U. Derivatives Boutique Appoints Head in Asia. Key Credit Suisse Gatekeeper Exits. Privacy Policy. Here's a rundown of suggestions for which watches bankers should buy at various rungs of the ladder on Wall Street, and how much they will cost you. An Apple Watch is the default accessory for many banking interns. Alternatively, if you want a watch that doesn't cost the earth but will garner quiet respect, you could try the Seiko SKX Others suggest dive watches from Squale for something a bit different.
However, you may need to spend more than that to stand out from the crowd. Plenty of analysts wear a Fitbit or another activity tracker, especially as dress codes get more casual relatively speaking — he still wears a suit and tie every day but can sometimes take off his jacket and roll up his shirtsleeves in the summer. He still has a Submariner that holds sentimental value for him. A Wall Street managing director said that his favorite luxury watch brand is A.
Salary gets bigger, bonus gets bigger, office hours shrink slightly and more people start to notice you. You have responsibility. You're teaching the apes below you simple tasks and if they fuck up, as much as you can shit on them later, you'll be shit on first. Make sure you can fit the big boy pants with a big boy watch.
A word of caution here. Since you'll have pretty good money at this stage, it's easy to fall into temptation and go full Lil Wayne with a shit flashy watch. Do the research, ask friends. At this budget, there are plenty of watches you can buy. Either way, this watch shows fellow watch enthusiasts you certainly have taste and if you don't care what others think, enjoy the fact you're wearing a phenomenal watch from one of the oldest brands in the world.
You can buy this watch here on Jomashop and learn more about the brand on the company website. For classic watches around this budget, Breguet and Blancpain go head to head so either way, you're making a good decision.
You can purchase this watch on Jomashop. It may be strange to consider having a gold watch but the case is slim and the white gold is subtle, not flashy. You can buy this watch here on World's Best. You're making real money, you're managing teams. Time to get a man's watch. It is at this point in the rankings that the GS Elevator article mentions the rule that you can wear a Daytona only from VP level up. Is this true? No clue.
Great watch by all accounts, just simple. You can do better. Again, this is a family of models and the lower end models cost around this much. You're wearing one of the brands that brought Swiss watchmaking to life on an international level. It's time to start looking at the big brands, but the non-traditional models. You can buy this watch on the company website. The new geophysic movement add additional accuracy to the watch and having the global timezones helps coordinate with colleagues at the office or when abroad.
You can purchase this watch on the company website. Great piece. You can buy the watch on the company website. By this point a lot of colleagues you had a few years ago have go off to do other things but you are resilient. You know this is for you and you're so close to becoming a rain maker, you want to start feeling like one. Small, subtle yet imposing.
You can buy this watch on Tourneau. This is a special moment; not everyone deserves a Patek. Start with something small as an introduction to the family. You can buy the watch on the Lunns webiste. Although this may not be the top model, you're on a steady path there. You can learn more about this watch on the company website. Yo've done it.
You're at the top after years of hard work and dedication. You're officially a rainmaker, bringing in so much money that the bank has started working for you as a platform for you to conduct business. You're making so much money you've stopped giving a shit. So fuck it, go nuts. Top shelf by Lange. You can buy this watch on Chrono Sure, you can also get a Nautilus but it has become a relatively common piece like the Daytona and Submariner.
Go for something special. You can purchase this watch on Chrono Good luck finding one, particularly with your birth year. You can learn more about the watch on the company website. By this point, you really don't care. Buy a watch or not. It won't make a difference; you're the boss. Everything should be shifted down once imo. Here I'm exaggerating the watch selection for those that are watch enthusiasts. How about we stop preaching Interns and Analysts that it's the right thing to spend their hard-earned money on materialistic shit?
This kind of finance bro culture is eroding, and it drove away many bright people who -like clients for that matter- couldn't give a shit less about what kind of watch you're wearing. The first thing I'm going to do when I make some money is buy a nice watch.
I always wanted a man watch. Thanks for the Classima suggestion. Recently got one of the vintage 70s Oris Anti-Shock models; first mechanical wind-up watch I've owned. Should do well for the summer.
Will look into the Classima for next purchase. I have never really been much of a watch guy, but want to buy one for an upcoming internship. Nice but IMO a bit bulky. JLC Reverso: again very simple, cool story invented for polo players who used to break the glass of the watch while playing , very very classic watch I know some people hate it - I love it.
Great watches! I didn't include the reverso because square or rectangular watches are 1. I have almost bought a Reverso a few times, but I just am not sure about the shape. I have owned a few JLC's and they are great. Big fan of the speedmaster as well. Seamaster is also another great piece and a cost-effective alternative to the submariner.
Maybe one day I'll pick up an Omega or Rolex just for shits, but right now not missing phone calls is more functionality than any other watch can give me for a fraction of the price. Upper-middle class offspring here. Never heard of this tradition to be fair, I was raised in Scandinavian socialism and not English landed gentry.
Fun post though. Upper-middle European Class here, that is completely right but I think nowadays almost no-one gives a shit about the analyst watch, and normally if they give is for a bad reason no low-key.
I think the best is to get a low-key watch. What about Tag Heuer Aquaracer? Loved following along with this post, made me laugh quite a bit. Huge fan of most of the watches you mentioned as well. I have a submariner and I will wear it wherever the fuck I go. Shit I'll probably buried in it.
Goes with Ferragamos and shelltop Adidas. I would almost question the judgment of someone at those levels who had paid that much for a watch although I understand passion is a thing. No love for the Cartier tank? Not a watch nerd favorite but definitely has a certain connotation in Euro circles. First off, love the approach to this guide. Though it's over the top in true WSO fashion, I think it's correct in that a man's watch should match his station.
Nobody likes seeing an intern with a Rolex. Retails for 1. Fantastic purchase, gets lots of compliments and is a quality-crafted timepiece.
While it is not a brand that a watch connoisseur would immediately recognize, I think the brand's value will only increase in coming years. A extra thin RO goes with whatever you want. If you can get your hands on it Thoughts on the Junghans Max Bill? Decent watch for an analyst? Think an intern can get away with it?
I don't really know if "German made" and "watch" can be in the same sentence, try with "car" though. I love Tudor and how well the brand flies under the radar. Personally I feel that the submariner is recognised a lot more and the dial is packed for its size hence why it looks bigger than the Oris's clearner dial. What about a patek nautilus or Audemar Piguet Royal Oak? Both seem like pretty good higher end options. You're not really a born and bred, traditional aristocrat if you work hard enough to get into Harvard.
Both incredible watches but I think both have been 1. These are two of the most versatile watches in the market. If you can get your hands on them they go with whatever you want.
Should an intern wear one of the Holy Trinity brands Patek, Vacheron Constantin, AP because he already owns bought using earned money in college or just goes with some plain stuff for safety? I'm always curious as to how associates and VP would see the intern. I would go for something plain or at least a bit more discreet. Even those who don't care about watches know the brands and seeing them on an intern looks strange.
Unfortunately for you, whether true or not, an intern that walks in with a Patek on his wrist, Ferragamo shoes, and a Tom Ford briefcase is going to get branded as a spoiled kid with rich parents who doesn't need the job and is more likely than not to be relatively lazy.
You can do great work and overcome the stereotype, but you'll be starting behind your peers in terms of perception. Bankers LOVE the middle class or poor Midwestern kid story because they think those kids will be resilient grinders and that their story will play well in front of clients.
So even if you're self made, you should make sure to dress closer to what an analyst could normally afford than not. Good post to read through on a slow day. Watch lover myself. I would recommend one of these two watches, as I've heard less-than-positive things about those Kickstarter fashion micro-brands like Daniel Wellington, MVMT, Fifth, etc The main gripe is that they're generally overpriced quartz watches made in China with quality equal-to or less-than Citizen and Seiko watches.
I wore this a ton to work as an analyst, good value and a little more sophisticated than a Timex, Fossil, etc. IB Analyst here. Gonna buy a timex or gshock, because that bonus is going directly into my investment account.
While I'm at it, gonna stop by Chic-fil-a and order a pair of Florsheims on amazon. Truly celebrate. I just couldnt do it. Why would you spend that much on a watch? The only thing it does is tell time. And in this case is just to show off your status. I say buy an apple watch which as ten times the functionality of any of these for a fraction of the price. Same thing could be said about anything. Why fly business class instead of economy on planes?
All they do is get you from A to B. Watch enthusiasts don't look at watches as a tool to tell the time. You look for brands with a history, the look, the quality, durability most solid watches last years if taken care of and the handcrafted work. This last one doesn't apply to some of the mass market brands like rolex and omega but applies to others like A. Plenty of other brands which sell lower price watches are also like this. I have an old school Khaki Navy automatic that a GF gave me about a 15 years ago.
It still keeps great time and runs well ETA I have also bought multiple people Hamilton watches as gifts.
I think they are great watches at the price point. Some of the brands mentioned will have to be vintage or used, but still, if you're going to spend money, do so on legitimate companies and watches. Wearing any of those watches will respectfully say that you know what you're doing, but you're not over the top. At this point, I would keep it simple. Probably stick to cheaper watches like lower end Seikos which are still amazing btw. Lastly, don't spend money on a watch just because you can.
Anybody who knows about watches that ends up talking to you about your wrist watch will tell right away if you're a noob who bought it for the sake of attention. Buy what you can actually talk about. I feel like more and more people are moving towards a smartwatch..
So much cheaper and the fact you have access to your whole schedule is a huge plus. Where is the Rolex Daytona? It's sitting on the wrist of half the women in Miami. It's a played out, oversaturated model that has no practicality in the banking world unless you're timing interns getting coffee or how long it takes your MD to email back "thx". I wear a smartwatch with a rotation of faces that I designed and programmed myself. Then again, I'm just a BO monkey s it's not like anyone is judging my wristwear.
Also, OP, it's A. Lange had multiple sons. I may not be able to afford one of those, but I can pronounce it! If you're really on a budget but want a decent automatic, go with seiko. Doesn't matter where you get it. You could also go for a clean smartwatch, just make sure it's not actually delivering any notifications because you almost certainly don't have any important notifications meme tagging aside.
Would tend to still go for Pilot watches, metal wrist straps and Rollys attract a bit of attention and sometimes you can rub a simple minded client the wrong way if they think you're trying to flex on them.
For those I would suggest Seiko Japan-versions, not like Seiko 5's, but check out seiyajapan which has things like the skx good entry level diver which is. Assuming you are a killer MD with an after tax bonus of around K, you are an idiot for buying once of those watches. To be frank, watches are pretty stupid in a practical sense, are not comfortable, and only matter when you are with prestige oriented annoying people who stare it for more than 30 seconds to figure out the brand because they can't tell the difference between a 3K and 15K watch.
Buy a Nice Omega or Rollie and take the extra 95K to retire a year earlier where you can try and retain some of the years you lost sucking down cocktails with clients after consecutive nights of 3 hours of sleep with no exercise.
Sorry for not listing all the links, I just didn't have any specific models in mind! Good job on perpetuating the disturbing rhetoric that investment banking is still a man's world. It is frankly ridiculous that you would spend the time and effort to compile this list and not include at least one option per level for the opposite sex in the industry. But not having women options listed is not something I would find offensive speaking as a woman.
First off, watch selection for women is pretty dank vs. Omega is also known for being the official timekeeper of the PGA and several of their watches ended up on our list of recommended watches for golfers.
Of course, if Swatch is good enough for some of the big-timers, why not consider the all stainless steel Dreamnight Chronograph. Though the image of Wall Street has largely been cemented by the Oliver Stone film and the s, the modern world of investment banking is a place for renegades and free thinkers.
While Rolex will always be a popular brand on Wall Street, at least partly because its name has become synonymous with class, the younger generation of analysts is turning to another big brand name: Apple.
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