I’ve rarely seen a 36mm Rolex look bad on anyone. 36mm should be more universal.
 

36mm looks great on 98% of the population above age 18. But yet I don’t own one. I should.

When I bought my 14270 Explorer in June, I was a bit concerned about it being too small. It's an optical illusion. It's the PERFECT size.

Yes! They only look “too small” because we’ve been brainwashed by wearing larger watches for so long. There’s nothing wrong with a 36mm watch on a man and just because you could pull off a 45mm Panerai doesn’t mean that you have to.
:cheers:

I agree :cheers:

Yes, agree and I think more or less 98% women are wearing 36mm. Some are still stuck in 31mm though! :chuckle:

So I used to think 36 was small. My wife tried on a 36 and it looked huge on her. My 41 didn’t look that much bigger on her. I think it is what you are more comfortable with, but 36 is not small.

I totaly agree with you, I also believe there is room for all size watches in people’s collections.

Yes, 36mm looks great on me. I ended up getting a 40mm DD about a month ago. I absolutely love the 40, but it does not really wear that much bigger than my older 36. It is a lot heavier though (which I like)

This. I love PAM, but a great 36mm watch is damn near perfect.

7.5 inch wrist here. 40mm is my sweet spot. I really think 36mm would look too small on myself. If I were to go Day-Date it would be a 40, no contest.

I wore this every day for close to 30 years! It took a beating too. Now it sits so I'll give it to my daughter soon. I could see picking up an older DJ or Turn-O-Graph one day.

I wore a 36mm DJ exclusively for years.

After wearing 40mm watches, it has become my preferred dial size due to improved visibility. I can glance for the time regardless of level of lighting.

I agree - For me, a small watch makes the bracelet the first thing I see when I look at my watch.

So, what is stopping you??
 

What's stopping you??

Totally agreed. Wore the 36 and 41 side by side and went with the former. No regrets. Still looks fabulous

I feel that it looks small in my eye even on my 6.5in wrist. On others it looks fine (even 34mm). I just can't get my head wrapped around 36mm fwiw. :cheers:

Different Strokes for Different Folks

36mm is underrated. Wouldn't own too many but 1 in the collection is fine.

Waaay less than 98% of women wear 36mm or larger.

I'm still looking for a 36mm ExpI

I prefer 36mm DD over 40mm DD40. Same with 36mm explorer

100% agree. Classic size, looks great on everyone.

My wrist is 7.25". 36mm is my minimum size, but I agree, for the majority of people it is perfectly fine.

This.

Variety is the spice of life, I wear a 36mm Explorer & a 39mm Explorer, 36mm Datejust & a 39mm OPND....all are most excellent :thumbsup:

Exact same size wrist and totally agree with you. I have a 36mm DJ that I'm hanging on to for my kid - it's way too small for my liking. Only reason I never bought a 1016. My Daytona honestly wears smaller than I like and gets minimal wrist time. I really prefer 40-42mm.

Dropped off my 36 DJ and my 114270 for service last month. Can’t wait to get them back from RSC!

Agreed. My favourite watches from the Rolex collection. Great variety of dials.

I agree, my 114270 looked great on wrist. The problem was that as more 40mm’s crept into the collection the 36 became less compelling and it fell out of rotation as every time I wore it I really wished I’d put my sub on or something. This would be my fear of going 36mm again.