While at AD, got to try on a SD43 and also DSSD...

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SD43 was already spoken for, so no soup for me. But I got to put it on for a tiny fracture of a micro second to see how it fits. Knowing it was already spoken for, I was extremely respectful to it while trying it on, so much so that AD people were impressed and thankful!



My take on SD43: it feels like a BIG watch on my wrist... BIG but manageable. The sweet spot for me personally seems to be 40-41mm size. Not having seen SD43 in person, I had mixed feelings and worried about its size, but seeing it in person and trying it on for a short minute or so did make me feel better about it.... I wouldn't say it is too big, just BIG. The other appeal is the 50th anniversary, matching my 50th birthday coming in few months. I just have to decide if I like a bigger watch on my wrist or not. (And then, of course, If I find that I want to go ahead with purchasing one, the hard part of finding some way to justify a $12k'ish purchase of yet another Rolex to my wife.)





Since they had one readily available, I tried on a DSSD again to compare with SD43 side by side, and boy that thing is HUGE. The weight and the size of that watch makes its presence known on one's hand. I think I was walking lopsided to the mirror and back. If I ever get into a fist fight with that thing on, I know my left hook would be the one to drop the opponent. But DSSD has its own appeal for me: no cyclops, domed crystal, bragging rights of the depth rating giving one the comfort of knowing that it will continue to tick at least up to 12k ft if drops off of one's wrist into the ocean after one has had one too many drinks on one's Disney vacation cruise .



If I had a smaller wrist, to me a SubC would be a very good alternative to SD43. If I owned a SubC and was happy with its size, I probably wouldn't consider SD43. If I want to go big to a 43mm watch, I will have to seriously look at my collection and see if DSSD would be a better choice to go with the rest of my watches (no cyclops and all.)