Imagine you’re a 15 year old middle class boy but you like to dress like a roadman

[DevastatingFinish]

What watch brand do you favour? Any one got any intel on watches these type of young gents wear? To set the scene, they are also wearing black joggers or low slung jeans, Nike sport socks, Nike trainers, a white t shirt preferably Calvin Klein and a gym shark or Nike hoody, Ralph Lauren if they are feeling swish, topped off with a black north face or adidas coat and perhaps a little Nike beanie if
it is sub zero temps or they are unhappy with their hair. Any cool brands to know for a watch?

No idea but loved that description!

Deeply bloody offensive.

To who?

The roadmen, obviously 🤣

Go to jd sports and kit him out.

He’s head to toe in JD mate.
I want to get him a watch that’s sort of quite nice but not cringe
was thinking a g shock?

Sorry, I don't know, but I'm surprisingly invested in finding out now

I agree with previous poster - JD Sports is your friend here.

Vicariously being offended on behalf of drug dealers and gangs is peak MN 💀

What’s the budget? That’s probably the biggest driver?

Up to £100?

Great description, OP!
My teens like the Casio retro digital watches. We have a few in various colours of metal bracelet / face.
My eldest would wear a G-Shock.

I can't say I see many teen boys wearing watches. Would he definitely wear one?

Yo! Sounds like my son, bro…
Watching with interest…

Not definitely, he does like to be smarter if we go out so perhaps he would then? Also he might wear it, he’s asked for one in previous years but we didn’t end up getting one. If I get the right thing he can potentially grow into a bit also.

You’ve just described my teen to a tee. Does yours come with a faux regional accent and a pretend penchant for football hooliganism as well? He has a traditional style metal strapped watch. Apparently that’s the trend now and they are all moving a way from fitness tracker type ones.

Watches can be deeply personal but at that age probably not so much. It sounds like it's all labels, and many of these labels do watch lines, or at least they put their name on them.

Surprisingly you might find something at TK Maxx (look online, their stock changes weekly). In the past I've seen them carry 4-figure Swiss watches by respected watch manufacturers as well as at the affordable end.

Also worth a look, for ideas if nothing else, is the watches2u website, who have a Black Friday event coming up.

I was just wondering why a 15 year old road man was on mumsnet

However you are probably right they are offended on behalf

I’d get a Hello Kitty one for the bantz bruh

I guess I’m out of the loop, but I can imagine roadmen solely aspiring to the likes of Rolex, AP, etc? Would they wear an inexpensive watch?

Does make me laugh to see privately educated sons of various friends who live in £2m houses in leafy SW London dress like criminals from Brixton. Baffling.

If I were to be tongue-in-cheek, I’d suggest that TKMaxx might do a balaclava and Rolex-a-likee gift set for Christmas?

Otherwise, I don’t think teens ‘do’ watches - they have phones if they need to know ths time. I’d save a nice watch for later in life.

Apple??

Swatch watches are making a comeback with the wannabe roadmen

No more devices 🙅but thanks for the suggestion.
@Pollyanna87 he isn’t actually a road man and sells no food and makes no peas, so Rolex will have to wait until he’s in some draining management consultant job or whatever.
A balaclava is actually an excellent shout as he cycles to school! (On a normal bike not a clicking Lime)