Comments on: A Man’s Guide to Wearing Jewelry

By: Seth

Seth — Fri, 31 May 2013 03:01:19 +0000

Very interesting article. I wear a small gold ring with a garnet on my right ring finger. It was my deceased uncle’s. He liked jewelry but rarely wore any. I’ve worn it in memory of him now for seven years and only take it off to sleep, shower or swim. I’ve had a number of people point it out over the years. I largely don’t care what others think whether it’s “manly” to wear it or not; if the ring’s not on their finger, I don’t see it as an issue. When I marry I will have my band on my left ring finger, my uncle’s ring on my right. I’ve never understood “gangstas” wearing “bling” to show off their “personality”. I think if you have to wear something to show off your “personality”, you need to GET a personality.

By: Xenos

Xenos — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:48:04 +0000

My jewelry:
A white gold wedding band, claddagh design (difficult to wear because of the arthritis and bone spurs in my hands)

A somewhat rebellious ball-chain necklace with a cross on it (normally tucked under my collar-I’m loath to part with it, as it is a symbol of not only my faith, but what I’ve been through because of it)

A pocket watch (the style of which varies from occasion to occasion-for instance, family get togethers, I’m usually in a black or ivory waist coat, and will wear either a silver or antique brass, respectively, watch and chain. On 9/11, I wear a gold watch and chain. Day to day, I wear a leather belt fob watch)

Class ring (also white gold, amethyst stone) is for special occasions (weddings, funerals) only. All other times, it’s round my ball chain necklace, tucked under the shirt).

On days where I know my pocket watch would get in the way (particularly large workloads, in and out of many places, areas it could become a snag hazard) I wear a very simple Casio Digital Watch. Not flashy, I know, not really “Dapper,” either. But it’s been with me in eight countries, and four continents. I’m loath to part with it, particularly since my Nautica Diving Watch’s band no longer fits me (I really must get that extended). A note of interest, when I wear a watch, I wear it facedown. As a guitarist, it makes it far easier for me to check the time while I’m playing.

Not sure if it’s jewelry or no, but I do have a D-Ring I received from my old job I keep my keys on.

By: Luke

Luke — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:50:54 +0000

I wear a plain black metal watch on the “wrong” hand, as I wear it on the right hand being a right hander. This generates a bit of interest, as I find this most comfortable, and people will often note that I’m wearing it on the wrong hand/

By: M. Licht

M. Licht — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:33:23 +0000

I wear a classic, slim Swiss gold watch with a brown leather strap. It is elegant, discrete, and not flashy. Nobody but me and a watch expert can tell whether it cost 20.000 or 1000 dollars. And I am not going to tell you. And it shows what time it is!
On my left hand, the ring finger, I wear a signet ring. When my father died, it passed on to me. I look at it and feel love and pride that I now have the responsibility of representing this family name with dignity and wisdom . I also love the craftmanship. This particular ring was bought by my great-great grandfather around 1885 (the coat of arms in the signet goes 400 years further back), created by the finest goldsmith in Denmark at the time.
On my right hands ring-finger I would wear a wedding ring, if my wife believed in that kind of symbolism. In Denmark only the king and queen wear their left hand – or at least it used to be like that.

By: Jefferson Faudan

Jefferson Faudan — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:45:10 +0000

good thing i wasn’t born rich or i’d be “flaunting” my wealth… LOLS!!!

This is how i wear my ring(s) anyway… http://bit.ly/135jeax

By: Mark Wiz

Mark Wiz — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:39:47 +0000

Me? Simple gold wedding band…always. One stud earring (usually diamond)….always. Everything else is optional. Usually a gold watch w/leather band or, if very casual, a plastic watch. Now, sometimes I wear ONE of the following: a ring on my right hand (I do wear color stones, lapis, opal, turquoise). I wear the “dressier” settings at night and more simple bands with sweaters, etc. A simple gold or silver bracelet. A narrow gold necklace. Again, I wouldn’t wear more than one of these accessories at a time.

By: Zachary

Zachary — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:39:15 +0000

I’m a young salesmen, and I have been battling myself which jewelry is accepted. I often take off my pinky ring off when dealing with particular customers. My favorite combo is my vintage gold benrus tank watch {leather band} which I wear on the left and Two toned hammered wedding band. And a pretty plain gold pinky ring with a Lindy sapphire. I get many compliments mainly from gentleman, but feel younger folks see it a sign of arrogance. What do you think about pinky rings? I think its all on how you wear it, and think I wear it well, but being a salesman I worry about seeming sleazy.

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:04:18 +0000

Regarding the military display box, is it real? To me, having been in the military and knowing military decorations, I find it unlikely that an individual can make it to the rank of Sgt. Maj. with only four “good conduct medals”, while also having four “combat action ribbons”, but nowhere showing a service stripe. Every shadow box/high-ranking retirement memento has the individual’s service stripes somewhere on display.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:38:26 +0000

The only piece of jewelry I have is a mala I wear on my left wrist, no tassel. The beads have the 200+ Chinese characters of the Heart Sutra carved into them (very very small, 12 per bead). The beads are not big enough to stand out much, but they’re also not so tiny that they look dainty. The color is a subtle natural wood color that is slightly darker than my skin during winter, and during the summer my skin gets a lot darker so the beads contrast nicely. By now they have grown quite smooth from rubbing on my skin. I picked these up in Japan in 2005 and have restrung it 3 times. Wrist mala made of stone can be worn with a suit, preferably dark colored because they contrast nicely with a white shirt. These “wrist mala” are pretty common in East Asia, and can be a sign of affiliation with a Buddhist group or simply be a good luck charm. Mine’s maybe a bit of both. I see a lot of people who wear the longer 108 bead version like a necklace or on their wrist. Only monks should do this, and only during religious functions. Actually, the only time the long beads should even be out of their case is during a religious function. I guess that’s why the Dalai Lama wears his on his wrist when he teaches (which is then copied by people who don’t understand that they are holy religious items). I wonder how Christians feel when someone uses a rosary as a fashion accessory? The long beaded rosary and mala are not jewelry, that’s why the wrist version was made. I really like mine. I think it fits nicely with my style, which is quite conservative business casual most of the time, with a little mala flair ;-)

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:38:00 +0000

As someone who struggles with a major anxiety disorder, I recently ordered a “worry ring”, which is a ring with two bands, one that slides over the other, and allows me to fidget slightly without disturbing anyone else. As an avid nerd, the ring I ordered is a “dice ring” from a recently completed Kickstarter; it has the numbers 1-20 on it. It will sit on my right ring finger, and I suspect it will stay there until I get married, at which point I will wear my wedding band on my left hand. I have a nice brown leather and brass bracelet for ‘going out’ wear, and an antique pocket watch for very formal occasions.

I’m looking at watches, but so far I haven’t found anything that speaks to me.

That’s plenty.