For decades, people have worn their Rolex Submarieners with a suit on formal occasions. Just because it’s a slightly more expensive mechanical watch doesn’t mean it’s formally appropriate. The only place I would allow a Submariner with a suit would be an upscale buffet on a cruise ship. But nobody really bothers with that. And it’s the same if you wear an AW Ultra to a wedding. Inappropriate but totally irrelevant

Apple Watch when working out, or doing something that will be rough on the watch. Otherwise I’m pretty much always wearing an analog mechanical dive watch. These days it’s pretty much always my Tudor Pelagos 39.

Switch to a dressier band on my ultra. Don’t care if it still is not fancy enough.

I switch to self-modded Seiko SKX013 39mm SS on bracelet on more formal events. I wear AW Ultra 2 daily. It’s surprisingly 49mm AWU2 is still a lot lighter and more comfortable than mechanical watches. I can barely feel AWU2 on my wrist now. It’s like nothing there sometimes.

It’s like wearing a seatbelt at this point after many years, only time it comes off is in the shower or pool

I think it looks sloppy with a suit. That’s just my preference. People can wear what they want, but just not for me. :)

I still wear the watch, but am planning to get the Milanese Loop for more formal occasions

If looking like a spy kid is your thing I say wear an Apple Watch

I might switch to my formal watch face.

Without watch it’s impossible, I have a massive sun mark on my wrist because of the use. But yeah, I’ve change to a nicer band, and sometimes buy a new one. Like a woman who buy new shoes for a wedding 😅

I have a nice chain like band I wear for more formal events instead of my sport band.

Where I am from, an $800 watch impresses them enough. I could pull out my $300 gold-plated Seiko, but then I won’t be able to ….

I do but switch out the band to my Gold Milanese Loop ☺️

For big formal things—my engagement photos, intending for my own wedding, etc, I wear the nice jewelry style watch I preferred prior to getting an Apple Watch. Yes, I plan to even at my wedding (mainly bc my very strong watch tan from 30 years of wearing a watch without fail means either makeup which risks staining or a different watch and I’d rather have a watch than not)

For other occasions, date nights etc, I just use a jewelry band on the Apple Watch and put it in movie mode to blackout the screen.

Depends on the wrist band