SD43 126600 Incoming - initial impressions on a smaller wrist

[sager]

Very nice. Congrats!


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[AS1]

great thread, thanks for all the pics!

agree the SD43 works very well on smaller wrists, came so close to getting one myself and still think about it from time to time...

congrats on a great collection.

[Rodrigo082]

Originally Posted by jay_kay

Great little write up.

Congratulations on an amazing watch.

My wrists aren't much bigger than yours and I have a couple of the same watches in my line up.

Dusty pic of mine from earlier today. (Date not set)




Love how matte the dial is in comparison to my BLNR!

Great picture - perfect watch

[sampelligrino]

Awesome write-up, review, and pictures. Thanks for sharing. I have a smaller wrist at 6.4-6.5 inches as well so it was cool to see the review done with smaller wrists in mind. I really wish the SD43 would have replaced the SD4K with just the red lettering added personally, but I can totally understand the enamor with the SD43. It's a gorgeous piece! Wear it in good health

[Hulley]

The SD43 looks so stinkin good!

[fskywalker]

congrats!


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[soundserious]

Looks good on ya! That 15300 though, awesome

[AK797]

You take super crisp pics, bravo! Love the RL too.

[willski]

Originally Posted by AK797

You take super crisp pics, bravo! Love the RL too.

Thank you! The quality, fit and finish of Rolex is impeccable but for industrial produced movements, Lange is hard to beat. At the risk of derailing the thread, some pictures below:






Whilst a bit unusual, the Minerva Montblanc movements are top notch as well (my 1858 Chrono movement below):



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[willski]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Great review Will! It looks fantastic on your wrist. You're preaching to the choir here

Thank you! As mentioned, I was pleasantly surprised by the fit.

Originally Posted by HK Islandboy

Fantastic post! The SD43 looks great on you

Thank you1

Originally Posted by Widows Son

Outstanding collection!!! I think you have all the bases covered.

As us watch lovers know, you never have all the bases covered...

Originally Posted by Chadridv

That looks incredible, congrats! I love the collection too.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by strafer_kid

Very nice!

Cheers

Originally Posted by epc2

Awesome pics, congrats the SD43 is a great piece.

Thank you, and agreed

Originally Posted by Al1969

Congrats on the 43.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

I think it looks great on you. I have a smaller wrist as well (6.5 inches) but I can get away with 43mm (Tudor Black Bay Bronze) and my two PAMS (44 and 47mm).

Great watch - congratulations.

Thank you - you never really know until you try a piece on.

Originally Posted by Danny83

Congrats nice collection

Thank you!

Originally Posted by ap1

Sweet incoming and great lineup

Thank you :)

Originally Posted by Swiss Mad!

What a brilliant review & pictures - thanks for taking the time to post that.
The SD43 looks amazing on you.
That's my insentive to keep saving..lol


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Glad to hear!

Originally Posted by Urosfan

Congrats

Cheers

Originally Posted by machob55

Looks awesome. Congrats!

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Thank you!

Originally Posted by Seaswirl

Congrats on the SD43. It's a beauty, but I was hoping that you said it wore horribly on smaller wrists. Now I want one!

Haha - you should definitely try it on.

Originally Posted by Oceanlover914

II have wondered what it would look like on a smaller wrist. Your pictures reassure me that as soon as I can get my skinny little 6.5 inch wrist on one, I'm in!!!!!! Wear yours in good health.

Glad to hear this helped!

Originally Posted by Stevec14

Congrats - that looks really good on your wrist. I may have to try one on again, but it felt too big for me despite my wrist being 7.25 inches. I suspect it's because my wrist isn't that flat so it sits on top of it making it look bigger than it really is (if you know what I mean). If I had a flatter wrist I think it would have looked really good.

Great pickup - enjoy

You should try it on again, it may be the casebook that's causing the hover board effect. A 7.25 inch wrist should definitely accommodate the watch better than mine.

Originally Posted by carava501

Great review! Keep 'em coming!

Thank you

Originally Posted by Rodrigo082

Congratulations- and I totally agreed with you - it's very very comfortable indeed.
I love the movement as well - you can even feel it when winding the watch.

Thank you. The technical aspects of the watch often take a back step...but in this case the improvements are significant.

Originally Posted by Rodrigo082

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Very nice!

Originally Posted by BVLDARI

willski, as someone who is "impatiently" waiting for an SD43 and thinking about getting other stuff in the meantime, I really appreciate your post and the pics.

Thanks for the kind words!

Originally Posted by wach16

Congrats...DavidSW is the man

He definitely is...!

Originally Posted by ciscopro2000

Great pics!

Thank you!

Originally Posted by tatery

Congrats on the pickup, and thanks for the informative review! I haven't gotten to try one on yet and my wrist is similar in size to yours (6.5in)


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Glad to hear - hope you can try one on soon.

Originally Posted by dave023

Congratulations. Thank you for the review and you have a great collection.

Thanks for the kind words!

Originally Posted by johnnyjazz

Attachment 887808That actually looks good, i think you have to take these pictures a little bit away from the wrist for proportion. I am interested in the sd50 but here in the uk i think it will be next year before i can try one on. The largest i have tried on is the skydweller and i thought it was very comfortable, so i don,t think i would have a problem pulling the sd50 off. Pic for ref.

You absolutely will not have a problem.

Originally Posted by VicLeChic

looks perfect on your wrist, congratulations!

Thank you.

Originally Posted by jay_kay

Great little write up.

Congratulations on an amazing watch.

My wrists aren't much bigger than yours and I have a couple of the same watches in my line up.

Dusty pic of mine from earlier today. (Date not set)




Love how matte the dial is in comparison to my BLNR!

Agreed!

[willski]

Originally Posted by sager

Very nice. Congrats!


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Thank you!

Originally Posted by AS1

great thread, thanks for all the pics!

agree the SD43 works very well on smaller wrists, came so close to getting one myself and still think about it from time to time...

congrats on a great collection.

Thank you and agreed - the 43mm wears surprisingly well.

Originally Posted by sampelligrino

Awesome write-up, review, and pictures. Thanks for sharing. I have a smaller wrist at 6.4-6.5 inches as well so it was cool to see the review done with smaller wrists in mind. I really wish the SD43 would have replaced the SD4K with just the red lettering added personally, but I can totally understand the enamor with the SD43. It's a gorgeous piece! Wear it in good health

Glad to hear this was helpful. I agreed that the 40mm SD4K size is great, but as the overall proportions of the SD43 (bezel, bracelet etc.) have increased in proportion it feels well balanced.

Originally Posted by Hulley

The SD43 looks so stinkin good!

Agreed

Originally Posted by fskywalker

congrats!


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Thank you!

Originally Posted by soundserious

Looks good on ya! That 15300 though, awesome

Thank you. Rolex bracelets are top notch, but the finishing of AP bracelets is exquisite. Having said that, I think the 15202 is the classic and if it wasn't for sentimental reasons I probably would have upgraded.

[Etschell]

Thanks.

[N_Swe]

Wonderful thread - informative and nice. And that SD43 looks damn good.

[travisb]

Looks perfect on you! Great collection!

[Spartacus]

What's that on the clasp of the BLNR, are those the plastics?

[ancientmariner]

Congratulations on the SD43. Looks great.

Very informative thread.
Thanks very much

[RichM]

Congrats on the watch and collection.

Excellent write up! Thanks

[Pavlos]

I am jealous. Great watches

[Urosfan]

Nice indeed

[rmlovett1]

Awesome watch! Congratulations!

[nick c]

Congratulations and awesome collection

[Robb]

Looks great!

[drahthaar]

I agree, it looks great on your wrist!


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