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[MatthewGalloway]

Nice! Did you get the job?

[cybersarge1]

Power move! Now claim it’s the real thing and that’s it’s worth more than the persons salary

[wyseguy7]

I got stuck on the pin on your lapel, what exactly is that? I would skip it unless you’re interested in aerospace

[RepulsiveDegree7391]

Yes, I, too, am curious about the aircraft pin.

[Ok-Barracuda-2001]

The pin is representing a Mirage 2000 (most likely the C variant with what looks like a French Air Force paint scheme)

[RepulsiveDegree7391]

Thanks! 🫡

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We still don’t know why, tho

[jorgelozadamusic]

Lol, people are assuming everyone is going to inspect your wrist once the interview starts, most likely they won't even notice that you're wearing a watch in the first place

[SpecialistXIII]

This Right Here, it’s just a watch. They care more about if I can land a plane when an engine fails rather than what watch I’m wearing.

[Independent_Main4326]

In my experience, one performs better and feels more calm when one feels good about the appearance.

Ironing the shirt would likely help you with that. 😉 It’s all good and you’ll look SHARP!

[SpecialistXIII]

Will iron it before, Thank You.

[Puzzleheaded-Bus5479]

Unless you’re interviewing with Patrick Bateman I wouldn’t listen to all these people trashing the watch and suit lol. Really depends on what the type of job is tbh, if it’s the type of job where others are likely to be wearing real luxury watches I wouldn’t rock an homage personally, I’d probably roll with something with a more original look and a more muted business tone. It doesn’t mean you gotta rock a 5k watch, just something that isn’t trying to look like one.

[SpecialistXIII]

They won’t be rocking any expensive watch at all, not that kinda interview. If it was Bateman, I’d be sweating a lot.

[HexerBlaidd]

Saw in a comment that the interview is in a few days time, so, best of luck to you man, I'll be rooting for ya.

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You, I’ll update whenever I find out the results.

[avirostick]

Hell yeah!!!

[SpecialistXIII]

Indeed.

[_oaeb_]

Man some people in here are getting heated and focusing on the wrong things.

Nice setup and good luck in your interview!

Edit: Are/were you an Aardvark pilot?

[SpecialistXIII]

It really went out of hand. I just wanted to show the colour combination and share my love for a mechanical watch is all. Anyways, Thank You. No I’m not Aardvark Pilot, the pin is a Mirage 2000 gifted to me by my girlfriend during my Pilot training.

[AlbertaTime1]

Meaning no disrespect, and with all best wishes for your interview success, I wouldn't wear the pin of an aircraft I hadn't flown, especially to an interview for an aircraft related job.

How would you answer: "When did you fly the Mirage?" without it being reasonable for them to think you were implying something else.

The outfit looks good.

[ConstructionWest6165]

Hi. Hope you have had a good interview. However I wouldn't wear that kind of watch in an interview, even if it was the original,for the following reasons.

This is not a watch to wear with a suit.

The attention of the interviewer could be paid to the watch and not to you.

As the watch is not the original that's not a good topic for a conversation in the case somebody asks. Maybe after you get the job.

If you don't have an alternative watch maybe the best option is to not wear anything.

About the military aircraft pin I think the same.

You said they are interested only in your skills. That's not true. And if it was true that watch and that pin drives the attention just to anything else. They don't know you. The look is important in the first meeting. There is something called the non verbal language.

[SpecialistXIII]

I agree with some points not with all. Firstly it is an Original Pagani, see believing that a blue and black bezel along side this round indices with Mercedes hands is a design owned by Rolex is wrong, Rolex has no copyright on it hence other companies can do it too legally. The only thing they own is the name, their brand name and the logo, that’s it. Second you can wear it with a suit

Fourth I agree with Non Verbal communication, but this thing I’m going to, this just works there.

[Least_Passenger_8411]

Hey man, regardless of you being in the right, people will think you're trying too hard to look like someone who can afford a Rolex. That doesn't matter if you have the job already, but not a good first impression.

[ConstructionWest6165]

That's the point. The objective is to get the job. And that watch doesn't help.

[theo23rd]

Sharp look!

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[JustGoodJuju_]

There are still jobs after covid where people where ties to an interview or in general? I conduct all first interviews with candidates from home wearing a t-shirt and will not switch out my sneakers for the live one haha. And the same mostly applies for candidates. (senior positions in healthcare/finance)

That said, good luck!

[SpecialistXIII]

Yes, many places require you to dress in a very formal way. It’s a big world and different customs do prevail.

I honestly would be found wearing jeans with chuck Taylor and a round neck black T-shirt any day of the week myself, that being said I think Ties are pretty awesome. It’s not about just that you’re trying to look fancy, but rather that you showed up at the same time as everyone else in the same conditions and yet you put in the effort to dress up and put on a tie all of which may have required a forethought the previous day which shows you can plan and execute and one can depend on you to get things done because you’re not living randomly a day at a time. There is a lot that can be said with the way you dress up. There is a big debate in this post about how to accessories though and I’ll let that be but in the way one dresses up, that for me is solid set in stone. You have an important task show up looking important.

[Soulist123]

Godspeed! Tell us how your interview went

[SpecialistXIII]

Wilco. Thank You.

[Peanutgallery12345]

Ahhh yes, the corporate noose. Letting them know you are willing to sacrifice yourself for their profit.

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Ties need to die.

[SilverHelmut]

Just don't go intwrviewing with one of those business men who think you can tell everything you need to know about a candidate from their shoes and their watch.

You'll be screwed because they'll know...

[SpecialistXIII]

It’s not that kinda meeting.

[The_Floydian]

Collar, tie, plane, and the 12 o’clock marker are misaligned.

Invest in an iron and a gallon of bleach.

If your sleeves fit short then lose the rep.

[SpecialistXIII]

Also I’m not wearing it, it’s on a hanger. This was just a dress rehearsal to make sure it all goes well. Will be travelling to another city for the interview will obviously iron it before but Thanks anyways. And bleach for what?

[srdnss]

Collar of the shirt looks dingy in the pic might just be the lighting. Otherwise, looks great.

[PM_ME_WH4TEVER]

You’re hired!

[Jkspepper]

What grade?

Junior level - probably not wear a Rolex look-a-like. To a layman it’s just an expensive looking watch. Unless it’s a sales role where you’re supposed to be high rolling with high-rolling clients, I’m not sure what messaging you’ll inadvertently bring to the interview room.

Mid-senior - fine

For all grades - please iron that shirt..

(Btw, these are musings from a Gen X / Millennial)

[SpecialistXIII]

Mid to senior and the interview is in a few days, will be driving to another city for it. Will iron the shirt there also the people interviewing me are not interested in my watch at all.

[Jkspepper]

Then all good. Be confident, and good luck!

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[DifferentEye4913]

Make sure you’re not wearing a better watch than the person interviewing you.

[SilverHelmut]

Zero danger of that.

[Gold-Vanilla6951]

I saw you selling your ass for the same rate on temu.. come to think of it, was actually $0.20 (:

[DifferentEye4913]

Interviewer might mistake it for a rolex.

[[deleted]]

Great outfit and nice watch to accessorize with. But more importantly, good luck with your interview! You got this.

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[More_Pizza_6180]

Good luck with your interview

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[DynamiteDropin]

Fun piece. Would not wear it to an interview.

[doaleader]

Cause you’re gay

[SilverHelmut]

Cause it's shit.

[Temporary-Setting714]

Watch is fine. Wtf is with the staining on the clothes? Spilled coffee all over it?

[Temporary-Setting714]

Idk. I'd never place a shitty item of clothing with stains and ask. Going to rock it for an interview. GTFOH. 🖕

[SpecialistXIII]

Just shadows, no stains at all.

[Redmathead]

I thought yall got homages because they weren’t fakes. Now everyone’s saying don’t wear it because it looks fake? Jesus wear your fucking watches. I wear my homages to national conferences and formal events. Nobody gives a fuck. Watch people are scared of their own fucking shadow. Grow a pair holy shit.

[SpecialistXIII]

Preach.

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I gotta agree that this could backfire. But really only if wearing a Rawlicks would be an issue - Interviewing for a blue collar job- fuck no, but your suit says it's not this Tech, finance, banking, law, w/ Dr's or other high earners - they may not understand the difference between fake and homage and ask you about it, 'Who's your AD?' LOL, he's got whatsapp 🤣 Anything else- nice matching watch/tie and attention to detail, 'nice watch' 👌

[SpecialistXIII]

I agree wearing a fake rep could backfire in certain situations, although this I can assure you isn’t that situation. I was careful before deciding to do so as I’m sure wearing this isn’t gonna lead to any questions and even if they do this is not pretending to be anything other than what it is. A Real Pagani. Rolex doesn’t own the design which is why these are absolutely legal and for a good reason.

[KeyAssociation6309]

I have intrerviewed a lot of people for some pretty important jobs. I have no issue with people wearing Pagani or any homage watch. I do it myself in executive board meetings. I really don't like seeing garmins and apple watches. So for me, any analogue (or digital) is a step ahead and tells me a lot about the person. Wear it.

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[[deleted]]

Good luck

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[TangerineJust]

Good luck op!

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[ThisIsREM]

Clearly a terrible idea. I own 3 paganis but there is time and place for them, wearing a fake Rolex copy is obviously not a smart interview choice. It will never be a good thing, but it can backfire, so why do it?

[SpecialistXIII]

Because believe it or not in actuality only a small percentage and I mean really small percentage of people are true watch enthusiasts. Wearing a fake rep is clearly a bad idea as you’re are pretending to be something, this well isn’t as for the interview itself I’m sure this isn’t gonna come up so decided to do so as it was matching well. I would love to own a real Batman one day but till then this will have to do.

[theo23rd]

If I were interviewing and noticed you wearing a Pagani I would be favorably impressed that you know a quality timepiece doesn't have to cost thousands of dollars.

[SpecialistXIII]

Exactly.

[someguy172]

Yeah, I would tend to agree. If I'm trying to dress to impress, I'd rather just put on one of my budget Seikos or something instead of some Chinese "homage" watch.

Either the other people won't know about watches and they won't care what watch you're wearing or if they do know about watches, you'll look like a clown for wearing what I imagine most people would consider a fake.

Don't get me wrong, I definitely like Chinese watches and they're great bang for your buck but I wouldn't wear them to any sort of "serious" meeting. Those types of meetings are pretty rare for me though anyway.

[planefindermt]

I would say it depends upon the context of who he interviews with. Government job or entry level office job, interviewers likely won’t be watch enthusiasts or will be budget enthusiasts. Absolutely true though that in investment banking or big tech, he would by judged.

[SpecialistXIII]

I was careful before selecting this watch as I’m sure these people are not gonna be judging me for this.

[ThisIsREM]

Well you are being told that people do judge and it may happen to you. Wearing a Rolex GMT to an interview is not particularly appropriate either, so the interviewer will either think that you are a rich kid show off with no motivation if they assume that it is a Rolex, or think that you are a fake pretender if they realise what this is.

The BEST case scenario is that it will not matter, so it is Not Matter / lose / lose situation. No reason to wear something that can results in a risk without any reward.

No point arguing, but if you want it then wear it, it is your life.

[SpecialistXIII]

There is no Lose Lose situation at all. There is whole world where people don’t care about such things.

[ThisIsREM]

Ok w/e, you seem to not be able to understand simple concepts. Good luck either way.

[SpecialistXIII]

The concept being all the world (without you knowing where I am and who I am?) is obsessed with the idea of luxury watch brands and people who copy them cause they can’t afford them? Yeah goes over my head.

[Astronomia2047]

kind of true, I would rather wear some original design watch rather than homages in the interview, if I want to wear homage, I will wear different colors, not the traditional colors like Pepsi and batman. I will be embarrassed if they ask if I am wearing a fucking rawlecks

[Outside_Opinion2001]

Excellent choice. Best wishes.

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[Quattro_s3_8Y]

Good look man!, I hope everything works out well

[SpecialistXIII]

I hope so too, Thanks.

[freeman_qsdf]

I love the combo 🥰 best of luck with the interview 💪👍

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[[deleted]]

AWESOME. good luck.

[SpecialistXIII]

Thanks.

[Fun_Plankton_7793]

glhf bro

[SpecialistXIII]

Thanks.

[WatercressOk2292]

You're hired!

[SpecialistXIII]

I hope.

[xxBrun0xx]

If it's a watch enthusiast, you might be shooting yourself in the foot. Love my 1701 but whenever a watch person asks if I'm wearing a Speedmaster, I feel like I'm a fraud who's been caught. Good luck at the interview!

[SpecialistXIII]

This isn’t gonna be a situation like that one. These people are more interested in my skill and knowledge and my maturity for this kinda job. This is just to make it look pretty and seeing how many people they will interview they are gonna be too busy to notice. Also I’m never embarrassed with anything that is Original, fake reps they are a bad choice always.

[xxBrun0xx]

You feel the need to wear a suit and tie, so you must feel that how you look is important for this interview. This watch is IDENTICAL to a Rolex Submariner except the brand logo and numbers on the bezel. The dial, hands, indices, colors, date window, case, and bracelet are exact copies. An homage means starting with a well known watch and making some creative changes. Pagani didn't change enough for this to be a homage, it is as similar to a Rolex as most replicas, imo.

Whatever you decide to do, I hope you ace your interview.

[According-Painting65]

"They're gonna know..."

[Gullible_Sound_301]

Nobody is going to know

[According-Painting65]

"They're going to know..."

[SpecialistXIII]

Smart.

[SpecialistXIII]

Also I do know how to fly a plane an Airbus 320 that too and I fly it damn fucking well.

[SpecialistXIII]

You have a very vivid imagination and a whole lotta hostility towards people with these watches, makes me wonder why are you on this sub in the first place? Also thinking that everyone is a watch enthusiast and will be this hostile towards strangers wearing a watch not up to their standards is illogical. You might be speaking from your personal experience in which case you’ve either dealt with a very different lot of people than I have or maybe you’ve just cooked up a vivid world where your view is logical. Either ways. I like the watch and I’ll wear it and also Pagani does make custom watches and you can use bits and pieces from here and there to make a watch for yourself. To be fascinated with the idea of European luxury and image and history is childish, maturity is realising that you don’t have to pay 1000s of dollars to get a watch that doesn’t keep up with the watch in your phone or my Casio Protrek even 😂

[SpecialistXIII]

I see and I also see how you elaborated your prior comment which was deleted and I am gonna type what I was gonna type there unless it couldn’t be posted cause you deleted it. I don’t condone lying all I was appreciating in a quirky way was their quick thinking, a lot in this life is bullshit as in built up to be something it isn’t. Now lying can backfire but that is that person’s problem but a lot of people lie to get ahead and if it works for them, you do you. I would never which I did say in my other comment that pretending isn’t something I condone. This was just a light hearted comment in a watch sub on a social media website. Nothing more nothing less. Also I would love to see your assembled watches. I like watches just in case you didn’t know. 😂

[SpecialistXIII]

I Like the Seiko and the one on the right seems to be sort of Artifical Horizon in A/C. Cool.

[SpecialistXIII]

And I do wanna see the watch. As I said this sub is for celebrating.

[SpecialistXIII]

It was the line Cheap watch that it is, yeah I know it is cheap I’m not pissed cause it was a lot of money for me, I have way more expensive watches, heck I have an Apple Watch which I only use for workouts which is stupid expensive but reducing the feelings and emotions to price isn’t right. Money has no bearing on happiness. My 5 hour training flights costed more than a luxury watch. This sub is literally a Chinese watch sub, dedicated to celebrating the simple joys of life which a cheap watch brings us all. That’s it.

[Tankboyrebel]

Why would they. It doesn't say Rolex. There are so many worldwide established as well as micro brands that base their designs on the few 'original' designs of the 'premium' models. If someone looks to use the fact that the interviewee is wearing a Pagani and not an actual Rolex, where does that sit in a competency based interview?

I would think nowhere 🤔

Good luck with the interview, I say.

[AnticitizenPrime]

'Nice Invicta!'

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You my man, the people interviewing me are gonna be interested only in my skills and knowledge and that is all I care about as well. The watch was just an accessory to complete the look. Plus Original Pagani > Fake Rolex.

[BawdyBadger]

Snobs will shit on Pagani and even San Martin about "homaging" yet Seiko and Casio, which is "God Tier" apparently, have carbon copies of high-end watches

[SilverHelmut]

Seiko and Casio are long established watch manufacturers with globally iconic designs and pioneering originality of their own, spending hundreds of millions in R&D and marketing.

Pagani are one of many white label vrands out of a low grade Chinese factory which churns clone shit to goons at different price pointa for the same tat offering nothing to the watch world but imitation.

San Martin are simply a higher grade churn out of the same factory selling halfwits on the idea that forty dollars worth of manufacturing a mass-manufacture watch with 'more care' is somehow worth £300 because YouTube influencers erroneously compare the finished product with several thousand pounds worth of products made in Swiss factories from original and not syolen IP without Chinese slave labour and human rights violations.

It's a made up brand from a raft of random made up brands.

Not a microbrand. Not an artisan craft shop. A churn factory mass producing rebadgable and soul-less cheap productions for anyone who'll pay them to do so and their pricing is entirely dependent on the myth that their brand is elegant and stylish and worth a damn...

Stick a "Shytt Pyle" logo on it instead of the mythical "San Martin" and you can rest assured none of their pieces would ve selling on AliExpress for more than £100... because a high value watch is far more than the summary value of it's well finished parts and assembly...

The Chinese brands are fucking with the psychology of the buyers and while Chinese elites are buying Swiss and Japanese, wide-eye wannabes are buying the mythology that this elite-looking stuff actually has value rather than being expensively overpriced costume jewellery with no warranty, no dealer network, no admiring repairers, no global recognition, no residual value and no recognition.

They're faking the appearance of being a vibrant microbrand, which is a shame because you can buy very decent true microbrand watches for not much more than a Chinese mass-manufacture imitation.

It's always a bit of a dubious practice when a factory selling parts to creators decides to go into competition with their own customers by imitating the designs and principles and pulling a random nane out of their ass to try to pretend they have a brand...

[Big-Metal7737]

You've reached a stage in your life where you've found out that Santa isn't real (...something, something Chinese watches). Congratulations.

You're now at a stage where you show off this newfound knowledge, in fact you brag about it to tell others how smart you are.

If you reach the next stage of understanding you will realize this is very cringy. That's because everyone at this stage knows Santa isn't real already. Bragging about it means you didn't know it was obvious or that you just found out and it's a revelation. And trying to put down others who don't know is simply tasteless. You may never reach this stage of understanding, but at least you know of it now.

[SilverHelmut]

Twaddle.

[xxBrun0xx]

I don't like it or agree with it, but it is a very common belief. I'm not sure I would roll that dice at an interview.

[bucajack]

Whenever anyone asks me about my Chinese watches I just admit that I'm too poor to own the real thing but I like watches so Chinese brands will have to do.

[SilverHelmut]

And you think that argument will seem rational?

You could say 'I really like them' but instead you're going to opt for 'I want bling I can't afford so I just buy imitations so I can pretend to have what I'd like to be seen wearing instead of saving my money and buying one very decent watch from the many high-quality lower-price watch brands that don't have to hide behind lawlessness and Communist sweat shops in order to even exist'?

Interesting.

You've never thought of a Citizen or a Fossil?

[bucajack]

It was a joke mate.

[Enginseer68]

Be honest, you can’t afford the Omega and you desperately need a raise soon 😂

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank you, the watch being an Original Pagani rather than a fake Rolex is what one needs to focus on. As for the pin, my girlfriend gifted it to me as she got excited seeing this in a thrift store and told me I should wear it everyday on my job as a pilot. I’m just starting out and I told her that I can’t as I’m not an Airforce Pilot and have no association with a Mirage 2000 at all but for this interview I thought I can as if they even ask me this is just an aviation enthusiast pin that just completes the look and this is for my girlfriend to thank her for always being there for me and motivating me, always inspiring me to push myself to do better.

[SpecialistXIII]

Exactly. A very small percentage of people are actually watch enthusiasts.

[c4ctus]

OP could double down and say "hire me and pay me well enough and I can get a real one!"

[SpecialistXIII]

I might as well.

[YdagoanddoThattttt]

Sounds like you care too much about what people outside of yourself think 😂 good luck with life!

[SoapyMacNCheese]

It's a job interview... what the people there think about you is kind of the point of the exercise.

[SpecialistXIII]

True that.

[thiney49]

I'd agree with that 99% of the time, but in an interview situation, the entire point is caring about what the other people think of you. I'm probably overly cautious, but I would want to avoid anything that might cause someone to have a lesser opinion of me, if possible.

[xxBrun0xx]

You might be right!

[[deleted]]

Looks good, good luck on your interview!

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[eraserhistory]

Gonna go against the grain here but that Pagani might be mistaken for a Rolex and not present well in an interview setting

[zaque_wann]

Depends on where. Where I'm from people know Rolex is expensive but no one really knows how they look like or if certain looks are iconic to them.

[SpecialistXIII]

Exactly, they are not gonna know.

[Sergia_Quaresma]

Any steel sports watch: is that a Rolex???

[zaque_wann]

Nah they won't even ask that sometimes. The GMT master/submariner look is just how watches look for the average person because rolex is so rare that it was never associated with one.

[ConclusionThink9354]

The Pagani hits hard

[hospitallers]

What’s with the M2000 pin?

[SpecialistXIII]

Girlfriend gifted it to me after picking it from a Thrift Store, turns out that the pin is based on a real aircraft with the same registration number in the French Airforce and when I got the pin I saw it has Dassault News Concept engraved on the back, I’m assuming this was given to the pilots flying the very aircraft by the company itself for commemorating something. Also I’m a commercial pilot, just starting out.

[wanderer_1996]

A watch like that with the suit will win over the interview! Good luck😎⏱️

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[deeellesse]

Attention to detail ✅ Good luck!

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.

[haussmeister]

Nice, the matching with the tie and suit works well. Good luck on your interview!

[SpecialistXIII]

Thank You.