It’s time to watch what you wear every time you leave the house, and that includes on your wrist.

We all dream about life as a freelancer – nights out in the middle of the week, a flexible working schedule, never travelling in rush hour – but there are downsides, too. Chief among them, getting dressed every morning.

With no office dress code to conform to – whether that’s collar-and-tie formal or chinos and Common Projects casual – deciding what to wear is one decision too many in a multi-tasking, plate-spinning, self-employed lifestyle. What precisely is it that works for both the quotidian activities of grocery shopping and walking the dog as well as having a coffee with a contractor or contributor? The answer, of course, is a tracksuit.

But before you spit out your flat white, here’s the thing. Tracksuits, well, the pants at least, are now made by some of the smartest ready-to-wear brands out there. In the case shown here, the French leather house Berluti. And they work well next to a fine watch such as the Piaget Polo S Chronograph, its robust steel case and black dial offsetting the very laid-back vibes of the track pants.

Chic in its design with sporty complications, the Piaget Polo S has a 30-minute counter at three o’clock and a 12-hour counter at nine o’clock. So, it’s a watch for a man who’s on a tight schedule, even if he only rolled out of bed an hour ago.

The watch works well with this season’s brightly colourful knitwear (the helping of mustard in the first look comes from Officine Generale) and off-duty sportswear (Thom Browne hoodie with an Armor Lux T-shirt in the second, above). Top tip: there’s nothing like a warm tone to mask sallow skin and puffy eyes after a night on the town. 

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