Patrick Bateman
Vice President at Pierce & Pierce. Watch enthusiast. My preferences are simple. My requirements - impossibly specific. Currently considering the Rolex Submariner reference. Reservations at Dorsia have been unavailable for weeks.
There is a Seiko 5 - the SNXJ90 - that I acquired at some point, I no longer remember exactly when, at a price I refuse to disclose. It is thirty-seven millimeters. It has a day an…
A dive watch with diamonds set around the bezel. I want to be clear: I am not opposed to diamonds. I am not opposed to dive watches. I am opposed to the combination. The diamonds a…
The Casio F-91W is worn by men who have accepted certain things about their lives. I have not accepted those things and I never will. The watch itself is competent - it tells time …
The Hublot. The Classic Fusion. Titanium and rubber. I do not understand this watch. Its wearer is announcing - loudly - 'I have money, but I could not decide what to spend it on, …
The Submariner 5512. Crown guards. COSC certification - a small line of text at the six o'clock position that separates men who know what COSC means from men who do not. There is a…
The Panthère de Cartier. Linked bracelet. Feminine? Perhaps. Elegant? Undeniably. I bought two of these to give as gifts to Evelyn - one in yellow gold, one in stainless steel. She…
The Speedmaster Professional. Manual wind. NASA-certified. I own one - it is what one wears when playing at being 'casual.' It communicates that one is a serious person who underst…
The Day-Date 18238. Sapphire crystal - the modernization one accepts. The President bracelet has a substantial, deliberate feel that lesser watches simply do not achieve. When I re…
Yacht-Master in yellow gold. Some men consider this excessive. I consider those men to be men who cannot afford Yacht-Masters. There is a distinction between excess and correctness…
The Batman GMT-Master II. Ceramic bezel in blue and black. Cerachrom, they call it - a name that suggests they consulted a linguist. I wear this when traveling to London for meetin…
The 5711/1A. Genta-designed integrated case in stainless steel. Blue dial with the horizontal grain. Discontinued, which of course only increases its desirability. I own one - two,…
The President. Rolex Day-Date reference 1803 in yellow gold. This is the watch a man wears when he has decided that he is a man of consequence. I have three of these. The dial vari…
The Datejust reference 1601 in stainless steel. Fluted white gold bezel. Oyster bracelet. Automatic caliber 1570 inside. My father wore a Datejust. His accountant now wears one, wh…
The Submariner reference 5513. Vintage. Matte dial. This is the correct Submariner - everyone at the office knows that, or ought to. Reese wore a modern Submariner last Tuesday and…