What makes a watch too small?

[Boopie]

Originally Posted by JJGreen

I don't know how to describe it but it's obvious.

We all notice watches on other people. And sometimes we see one and our first thought is 'that's too small'. It's not a millimeter thing, or even lug thing. It's a personal thing. I love a 36mm Rolex, but on a big guy it looks silly.

If people posted wrist shots and asked about the size, I bet the great majority would agree, one way or another.

Fashion has a huge effect on what we think is too big or too small (eg Tony Soprano, not a tiny man, wearing a 36mm Rolex DD). John Wayne also wore a 36mm Rolex. I have a close friend in his late 80s who is over 6’ tall, and wears a decades-old 36mm gold Rolex.

For fun I went back and re-watched the “Larry Sanders Show.” It is fun to spot the watches on the various celebrities, well before the larger watch fashion kicked in.