I Know Next to Nothing About <i>The Summer I Turned Pretty</i>, but I Know I Like Conrad's Watch

I am not perched on the edge of my seat waiting to find out who Belly eventually chooses in today's series finale of The Summer I Turned Pretty. I'm not saying I couldn't be in that position under different circumstances. It's just that I've never seen the show. Actually, that's not true. I saw the first five minutes of the first episode when it started auto-playing on Prime a couple weeks ago. Apparently, I'm an algorithmic shoo-in for the Jenny Han coming-of-age drama. Maybe I missed out on three good seasons' worth of entertainment. I'll have to learn to live with that.

Anyways. I'm writing about the show because it's pretty much my last chance, what with the finale and all. And thanks to some horological investigating by our friends at Esquire Australia—along with the good people of Reddit—I now know that Conrad, who I am assured should be the ultimate object of Belly's affections, wears what seems to be a vintage Omega Constellation (nicknamed the "Connie" by fans, and perhaps a wink at his character's name). His choice of timepiece—understated, slightly delicate, refined—is in direct contrast to his brother, Jeremiah, who wears a chunky steel tool watch.

A look at Jeremiah’s steel tool watch peeking out under his cuff.

So, Conrad is the quiet one. Maybe a little mysterious. Maybe prone to brooding. And Jeremiah—rugged, masculine, popular—is the obvious choice, but perhaps not the right one. Am I anywhere near the target here? A couple of Esquire's resident TSITP enthusiasts tell me I'm at least sort of close.

The thing is, if Belly goes for Conrad, she'll have a whole crew of watch nerds in her corner. Because 2025 is nothing if not the year that dress watches unseated tool watches as the collector's vibe of choice. There's just something about a smaller timepiece with a whiff of luxury that's captured the imagination of the enthusiast community (and us here at Esquire, too). That's not to say that tool watches are going anywhere, but dress watches have officially been relieved of their underdog status.

It sure looks like a Constellation.

Is Conrad the underdog? I get that impression, but what do I know? Well, one thing, I suppose: If a character in a fictional love triangle with a couple of differently mannered brothers from a rich enclave on what seems to be the Northeast Seaboard makes her decisions the same way that watch collectors do, she's going for Conrad.

Spoiler alert?