Work out your personal style

[lostis4d]

Basically I just put up a post on another thread which got me thinking it deserves a thread on its own.

In my collection I own the DaytonaC, SubC and Batman, I purchased all these out of hype for the 'Professional Rolex'

Now I love my white face Daytona, BUT after using a 36mm watch for a few days, my eyes and hands began to love this size. It feels natural and part of my hand rather than a big block of circle steel resting on it.

I absolutely love the 36mm size, I have really adjusted to it, I used to take my SubC / DaytonaC off, during activities like typing, writing, or prolonged daily use, as it does feel heavy and tiring, more so the SubC than the DaytonaC tbh. The DaytonaC has a way of disappearing on the wrist which is nice.

But 36mm is by far the comfiest, and my eyes now prefer the small size of the watch face and I think 39/40mm is too big! I don't need to take it off until the very end of the day, and thats only because im not a watch sleeper wearer person.

Income my new DJ36mm with the smooth bezel, blue dial and jubilee bracelet, this watch leaves me speechless, the strap is super comfortable, the watch face is small, the lugs are cute and polished, the dial is SUPER CLEAN and the watch also has a date! What more can a guy want on his wrist.

The Rolex crown at 12 and the thin hands really clean up this watch, my first watch was a DaytonaC, and then I got the SubC a few years later, and I never appreciated the Rolex crown at 12 and the thin hands until I wore the SubC daily for a few months and was stuck with large DOTS as hour markers that hideous arrow and 12 and those horrid Mercedes Hands. I know its not a dress watch its for sport, but the hype didn't allow me to realise that until I had worn it for a while and had something to compare it to.

I bought the SubC out of hype and now I know my personal taste. If the DJ36mm is the only watch left in my collection, I would be more happy never have another watch.

So moral of the story is, work out what your personal style actually is, you may think you want a Pepsi, Sub, Daytona, Explorer 2, Skydweller out of hype from your friends / family / social media, but I would go in and try these smaller watches on for size and comfort, you never know, it could be your new forever daily!

I really think Rolex need to go back to 36-37mm, imagine the DaytonaC as a cute little 36mm watch! The wide ceramic bezel would look a lot nicer if it was thin/narrow.