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George Glasgow Jr: Gentlemen's Style

21 April 2021

Respected as a man, gentleman, and businessman, George Glasgow Junior is the mastermind behind George Cleverley, the renowned shoemaker of Old Bond Street’s Royal Arcade. But George’s style extends far beyond bespoke shoes; he is also the proud and passionate owner of some of the world’s most revered watch models. We caught up with him to discover some of his favourite pieces for ourselves, as well as the inevitably entertaining stories behind them. George Glasgow Junior (left), George Cleverley shoes (right)Photo ? Jordan McGibney@jordanmcgibney (Instagram)George, what is your everyday watch that you can always rely on?Technically, the Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona is probably my everyday watch. But you know, it’s interesting, because I’m one of those people who is quite guilty in the sense that I don’t rotate my watches daily. If I have a specific event, of course I’ll plan out a watch. Generally, I wear a watch for four or five days and then think, “Oh, I’ll put something else on.” Whereas right now, of course, I find myself wearing the same one for two or three weeks. Perhaps that’s because I’m not seeing anybody. So I wonder if I need to keep rotating when I’m wearing quite casual attire anyway, e.g. a zip-up sweater.That’s how I wear watches as well as jackets, because I’m a big clothes guy. I have four jackets that I now seem to be gravitating towards all the time. I wonder “Why do I keep wearing those?” Well, they do the job right now I’m just going in the car to the office and back...................