For the Women with Rolexes, or guys who've bought them for Wives/GF

[andytschmid]

Have you bought a smaller size (31MM) and ended up wishing you had a larger size?

I'm looking to purchase my wife her first Rolex for our two year anniversary. We've had several trips to the AD and spent time on rolex.com and found the perfect dial, bezel, etc DJII that she likes.

She can't decide on the size though; she feels the DJ31 is a bit small, and the DJ36 is a bit large (too bad there is no 34MM DJ).

She likes the 36 more, but she's worried it will be too heavy and uncomfortable for daily use. Its a little hard to tell in the AD how it will feel without being sized and wearing it for more than a few minutes.

Any ladies with small wrists here wear the 36? How does it feel?

[lhawli]

My wife confirmed she likes her watches a little on the larger side - which we've established is in the 34 up to 36mm range.


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[wiswrist]

My wife has pretty tiny wrists ... she has a 34mm AirKing and a 36mm Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36. They both look great!

[LightOnAHill]

there is thee datejust pearl master line that has a 34, but they're all PM and have their own distinctive look...

[H-Watches]

Im female my personal preference is 36mm any size below that I feel is too small.

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[Ruud Van Driver]

My wife is 5'10" and built like a tank but wears a 31mm TT Lady DJ. It's all about how she feels wearing it.

[andytschmid]

Two pics of the DJ36



and a pic of 31 next to 36.. any thoughts/opinions?

[homerish]

36 is what my wife has. Its the perfect size unless she has very tiny wrists

[SG56]

Hi,

i had the same dilemma only weeks ago.
i wore my Tag aquaracer daily. It is a 27mm and i loved the size.

I was looking into buying either a 29mm YM or 32mm Breitling galactic.

Long story short,
once i tried on the 37mm YM and the 36 galactic, I was in love.
True is, i'd go home after trying them on and think they were too big, just to go back the next day and retry that 37mm and say, it's perfect.

4th day i bought it.

A week later and i love everything about it. The size is perfect.

Some pics here, page 1 and 3 i think

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=555276

That being said, 36 won't feel heavy after the first 5 minutes :)

[csfischer20]

My wife loves her 26mm. She's 4'11 and tiny though. She has other watches that range from there to 40mm and never wears anything but the Rolex. She says it's not in the way and feels it looks nice. I put a 36mm Tag Heuer on my mother and she doesn't like it very much. This is a tough question without having them decide what they want by trying a few on.

[Muzz]

My Wife is tiny, think she wears the same clothes as our 3 year old and she wears 26-36mm no problem.

[mjclark32]

I actually got a 36mm DJ for myself, but was too small. Now my wife wears it and has recently come to love it. She's tiny and has tiny wrists, had to take out every link and close clasp as much as possible, but it looks perfect on her IMO.

[bp1000]

My wife didn't like the smaller watches

She couldn't decide what to have, my treat.

So she negotiated the use of my Pepsi for about a year before I got her a 41mm DJ.

She now loves that, I do too but looks way better on her.

Pic from the beach today so it's in a right state.

[andytschmid]

Thanks! Seems 36MM is more common on women then I thought.

here are two pics of the 36MM, and a pic of the 31MM and 36MM next to each other. Any thoughts appreciated

[LittlePud]

My wife only wears larger men's watches.

[ocwatching]

if this was her daily piece..I would go 31mm...
she would find it "easier" to wear and the watch would see less "stress"

wife works in professional sitting..her collection rangest from 26-40mm
weekend she wears the Daytona..weekday she wants her 34mm

[lord91]

Originally Posted by andytschmid

Thanks! Seems 36MM is more common on women then I thought.

here are two pics of the 36MM, and a pic of the 31MM and 36MM next to each other. Any thoughts appreciated

That's because the majority doesn't know/care to choose the right size and follows whatever the trend is. I don't see 36 here being more popular with women, but women that buy men's watches. From you photo comparison, 36 is big for you, look how the lugs hang out over your wrist. 31 is better.

[epc2]

My wife is 5'2" and wears a 34MM Date and her next one will be a Datejust 36mm.

[Chewbacca]

26mm for my wife.

[SG56]

I understand the trend, but another reason i wouldn't wear men's size watch (and i'd really like a sea dweller too) is because it looks like i borrowed my husband's watch LOL

[tomchicago]

My wife loves her SD43.

[Speed]

Originally Posted by andytschmid

Have you bought a smaller size (31MM) and ended up wishing you had a larger size?



Any ladies with small wrists here wear the 36? How does it feel?

No regrets for buying the Ladies Datejust 26mm. My wife has a petite wrist. This size is perfect.

[Jimbogigolo]

My wife wears my 36mm DJ but I think it's a little too big for her tiny wrists.




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[beshannon]

My wife is petite.

She picked out her 31mm Oyster Perpetual after thinking that the 26mm was too small.

Sadly it gets little use five years later as she says it is too heavy and she has me to tell her the time.

She claims to like it . . . but it makes me sad that she does not wear it more.

[rmlovett1]

My wife's wrists aren't small, she's 5'8". Her choice is 36mm...

[Rentalcarman]

Originally Posted by andytschmid

Thanks! Seems 36MM is more common on women then I thought.

here are two pics of the 36MM, and a pic of the 31MM and 36MM next to each other. Any thoughts appreciated

Personally, I like the one closest to your hand in this picture. I think this size fits you nicely and is not overpowering. I like the dal as well.

[faz]

31mm seem to be a better fit on your wife's hand, in my opinion.

yes larger more fashionable these days, so with jeans / shirt , definitely a 36 will not look out of place.

But if she is wearing a nice dress for a night out or a wedding or ..., then the 36 will stand out and not in a good way.

I highly recommend starting with a 31mm for her first and elegant Rolex, than later on adding a 36 (or even a 40 if you dare) as a more 'casual' piece.

Here is a picture of her 31mm that I bought her for 20th anniversary... I LOVE this piece and think looks fantastic and elegant on her:





And here is the Daytona we later got (her daily wearer)...





Hope this helps.

[Chadridv]

I believe there is a 34mm "date". Not sure how you feel about it, but it could work.

That said, my parents gave my wife a 31mm OP as a wedding gift. I bought her a 36mm DJ for our two year anniversary.

Sorry to say she has worn the 31mm maybe twice since getting the DJ. She loves the 36mm size and her wrists are tiny!

[Maiden]

My wife is 5"7 slim build, I let her pick, she chose 28mm.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by andytschmid

Thanks! Seems 36MM is more common on women then I thought.

here are two pics of the 36MM, and a pic of the 31MM and 36MM next to each other. Any thoughts appreciated

My wife and I think the 31mm is the way to go all day every day in any setting or occasion