Smaller watches are growing on me

[visualplane]

Granted I only have a 6" wrist, but i've always been into 40mm watches and 39mm recently. Even 42mm sometimes. Now that i've tried these vintage watches at 34mm, or even a tank at 23x30mm, i'm really liking it. In the beginning, I was only into black dials and 40mm. Now that i've tried white dials, rectangular cases, light brown straps, and now smaller watches, it goes to show how trying new things could shed some new light. Try new things everyone!

[Yess]

I think your 6" wrist is better suited to smaller sized dials, hence why you are liking them more now that you have actually tried them?

[visualplane]

Originally Posted by Yess

I think your 6" wrist is better suited to smaller sized dials, hence why you are liking them more now that you have actually tried them?

Yes, I think so. I remember when I tried on 34mm rolexes I felt they were small, but the salesmen would say i'm just not use to it.

[amanbra]

I have a 6.5 wrist. There is something nice about a 36mm.

[campfire]

Nice. I have a 7 inch wrist, but most days prefer wearing my DJ36. Very easy to wear and just disappears.

[visualplane]

I need to try a 36mm when I get a chance.

[DG123]

Traditionally men's watches I think are either 34mm or 36mm. Special purpose watches, such as one's designed for underwater diving, are 40mm.

[nick800]

Me too

[visualplane]

Originally Posted by nick800

Me too

that's fiya

[subprimero]

I have a flat 7.25" wrist but I prefer smaller watches too.

[White Collar Boy]

I have a 7” wrist and nearly always wear a 34mm Air-King, so I agree! Before getting it, I had been not very seriously mulling over the smaller, quartz Tank Solo. When I tried the Tank on in an Omega boutique, the sales assistant tried to help by saying it was too small, and to look at the XL instead. Everyone’s different, but to me, these older style watches look best in their smaller, more original iterations.

Gonna try a few bigger Rolex next though.

[statsman]

I have a near 7.5” wrist and wear a 36mm 1016. It looks terrific.

The most absurd reason to not wear a smaller watch is fear of not looking “manly”. If you go into the Letterman’s lounge at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, you will see nearly 80 year old me, huge and grizzled, wearing 32mm Cotton Bowl Omegas from National Championship football squads. Those smaller watches on those huge leathery forearms somehow look plenty manly.

Same with the old 31mm stainless steel army Hamiltons on veterans. It’s almost like being manly is what makes you look manly.

[Xenon]

36mm Datejust on a 6.75" wrist

[The Thomas J]

Originally Posted by Hungry Eyes

I have a 7” wrist and nearly always wear a 34mm Air-King, so I agree! Before getting it, I had been not very seriously mulling over the smaller, quartz Tank Solo. When I tried the Tank on in an Omega boutique, the sales assistant tried to help by saying it was too small, and to look at the XL instead. Everyone’s different, but to me, these older style watches look best in their smaller, more original iterations.

Gonna try a few bigger Rolex next though.

Same here. I have two 34mm Rolex watches that I wear. A 1956 Oyster Perpetual and a circa 1960's Explorer.

Nothing wrong with wearing either one of them. A friend of mine today text me that he is thinking of selling his DD because 36mm seems to small to him now. He has had the watch 15 years. It seems small to him because he went out and bought several watches in the 40mm to 50mm range



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[Watch Rob]

I wear my 34mm Rolex daily.

[Rebel]

My 75090 hits the sweet spot for me.

[kwcsports]

Here's a 7.5 inch wrist wearing a 36mm

[chinaski]

Back in the day when I started collecting and purchasing watches, size was never even a consideration. This was the early 1990's. If I liked it, if the watch spoke to me, I bought it.

These days it seems if you are wearing a 34mm or under watch, even if it's vintage, it's scoffed at by some people for being too small. I think it's ridiculous.

Screw them. Wear what you want. I will admit that some of this conjecture and BS has affected me though. I always wanted a Black Dialed Air King Precision, but I'm bigger now with a 7+ inch wrist, and I've been wearing larger watches for so long that I'm not sure if I would be happy with it.

Regardless, if you like it, who the f**K cares what someone else thinks. Buy it for YOU, not for someone else.

[Largoshark]

Originally Posted by kwcsports

Here's a 7.5 inch wrist wearing a 36mm

Perfect fit

[JZ52]

I have a 6.75" wrist size, plan to buy a Patek Philippe calatrava 3796 soon.

[Oneallen]

I don’t mind a vintage 36mm watch looks small on my wrist at all. Watch can tell time, it also can just be an accessory

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by amanbra

I have a 6.5 wrist. There is something nice about a 36mm.

If i recall correctly I’m at 6.5” too




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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by nick800

Me too

Man this watch keeps stealing the spotlight on the whole forum full with Daytona’s, GMTs, and full PM pieces (IMO)

Damn that is gorgeous.

[SudiYunus]

6.2" wrist, I have two 36 DJs, Sub ND n Cartier SQ Santos 100 XL.
And maybe big watches trend is almost over?

[Muxi]

Me too. My preferred daily nowadays is a 37mm RO.

[pickettt]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

Man this watch keeps stealing the spotlight on the whole forum full with Daytona’s, GMTs, and full PM pieces (IMO)

Damn that is gorgeous.

No doubt.

[Number3]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

Man this watch keeps stealing the spotlight on the whole forum full with Daytona’s, GMTs, and full PM pieces (IMO)

Damn that is gorgeous.

Agreed.

[fskywalker]

Smaller watches are nice, wear what you like!!

[YYR]

Originally Posted by subprimero

I have a flat 7.25" wrist but I prefer smaller watches too.

That can hardly be counted as a smaller watch!

[Matt129]

I am a big guy (6’6”, 210lbs) but only a 6.75” wrist and wear a 36mm DJ. Sometimes when I look at it on my wrist I think it looks small, but when I see it in the mirror or in a picture of myself I think it is a really good fit. It is a fun size to wear.