Why are watches so big now?
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Great thread. I was thinking this too. I've got big wrists and for me a 41mm case is about the max i'd go for.
I regularly see pictures on timezone on the IWC forum of people wearing 40-41mm watches where the lugs overhang the wrist. They look like they're wearing a clock on their arm or a child with an adults watch.
The iwc 3717 is a big old watch which to me can look daft on small wrists
and some doppels, They're not for girls.
On the other hand I find some watches too small with about 38-39mm being the min I'd go for depending on the case design.
Please note that none of these pictures are mine. There are loads more on Timezone. The Panerai and IWC big pilot ones are often the same with thin wrists and huge watches but the owners seem to love them.
I regularly see pictures on timezone on the IWC forum of people wearing 40-41mm watches where the lugs overhang the wrist. They look like they're wearing a clock on their arm or a child with an adults watch.
The iwc 3717 is a big old watch which to me can look daft on small wrists
and some doppels, They're not for girls.
On the other hand I find some watches too small with about 38-39mm being the min I'd go for depending on the case design.
Please note that none of these pictures are mine. There are loads more on Timezone. The Panerai and IWC big pilot ones are often the same with thin wrists and huge watches but the owners seem to love them.
Edited by stovey on Monday 30th July 14:34
Not sure why they are so big but I do like them.
My latest is 42mm and I love it because it feels like im carrying a solid lump of iron around.
I agree though that people with skinny wrists just dont suit bigger watches.
ps since watches are getting bigger I cant wear any of my smaller ones, they just feel daft on now
My latest is 42mm and I love it because it feels like im carrying a solid lump of iron around.
I agree though that people with skinny wrists just dont suit bigger watches.
ps since watches are getting bigger I cant wear any of my smaller ones, they just feel daft on now
Edited by Pesty on Monday 30th July 14:35
Current one is 45mm lug to lug and I don't think it looks silly. If I had the money, I'd have a yellow Emergency Andy_CTR said:
I love it!!
Being 6'6" I need a decent size watch, as otherwise it looks like I'm wearing a lady's one!
I've got a 45.5mm Planet Ocean and it fits me perfectly!!
You're the kind of guy that fits these watches! Good on you!Being 6'6" I need a decent size watch, as otherwise it looks like I'm wearing a lady's one!
I've got a 45.5mm Planet Ocean and it fits me perfectly!!
I'm slim and have fairly slim wrists, so many watches that have caught my eye have been too big for me, at least I've felt uncomfortable wearing them. I don't like anything bigger than about 40mm. My current knockabout watch is a mid-size Seiko Divers Automatic (AKA Black Boy in Japan) and is a shade under 40mm. It's just right; chunky, good looking, reliable and affordable and it fits me perfectly without looking too big or too small.
I'm also after a trekking watch (altimeter/barometer) and have been looking at the Casio ProTrek range and they are massive - about the size of a carriage clock. I understand that they pack a lot of technology into these watches but I think out in the hills it would bug me being so big. I think I shall try the Suunto watches instead.
Does the same approach apply to the thickness of the watch? I've currently got a standard high-street Seiko Titanium which is about 40mm lug-lug. But the thickness is only about 10mm, and being Titanium it's nice and light.
I'm looking to upgrade to an Omega Speedie and I noticed it was only a couple of mill wider but wuite a bit thicker (14.5mm I think - almost 50%).
You then look like you're wearing the proverbial brick on your wrist, but it's not necessarily the width of the watch that's the problem.
RickH
I'm looking to upgrade to an Omega Speedie and I noticed it was only a couple of mill wider but wuite a bit thicker (14.5mm I think - almost 50%).
You then look like you're wearing the proverbial brick on your wrist, but it's not necessarily the width of the watch that's the problem.
RickH
torres del paine said:
I'm also after a trekking watch (altimeter/barometer) and have been looking at the Casio ProTrek range and they are massive - about the size of a carriage clock. I understand that they pack a lot of technology into these watches but I think out in the hills it would bug me being so big. I think I shall try the Suunto watches instead.
Have a look at the Tissot ones (T Touch), not too big and available with a leather strap which always seems to suit skinny wrists better.Larger men can get away with wearing larger watches....
That doens't mean small men should wear small ones though .... theres a small guy in my office who wears a ladies size watch, and it just looks daft.
My Tag Monaco (the square shaped one)is only 37mm wide but, having just measured, its 50mm diagonally from the point of each corner of the square face to the opposite one.
That doens't mean small men should wear small ones though .... theres a small guy in my office who wears a ladies size watch, and it just looks daft.
My Tag Monaco (the square shaped one)is only 37mm wide but, having just measured, its 50mm diagonally from the point of each corner of the square face to the opposite one.
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