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New SD43. Thoughts on size?
Alright brain trust...I bought this two weeks ago when I was traveling on business and stopped into a local AD. Long story short I love the watch but didn’t have a lot of time to make a decision so I went ahead and bought it and had them ship to my office. I was on vacation all last week and it was sitting on my desk when I came back. I will ultimately make my own decision on this but as a data point for consideration please provide brutal honesty on how this fits my 6.75 in wrist. Thanks.
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Looks great !
Congrats and welcome to the club !
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I think that one is as big as you can go. That being said, I also think that it fits just fine.
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Looks great. It’s big but not out of place on your wrist.
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Looks great
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I think 43 is not so bad consider there are many watches bigger than that from Panarai
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My wrist is the same size as yours. I learned (through trial and error) that even if the lugs don’t overlap the wrist, other factors such as height and weight of the watch can make for a poor fit. I’m not saying that it looks ridiculously big on you - because it doesn’t - but suggest you consider other aspects related to fitment and comfort when making your decision.
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My wrists are about the same as yours and don't think it looks too big. In fact I think it looks great on you!
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Looks great. I know exactly what you are going through. I bought and sold the Deepsea twice because I obsessed about how it looked.
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Thanks for the replies so far. Also want to point out this will be more of a weekend warrior watch.
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It looks great on your wrist! I think you can totally pull it off. The sea dweller isn’t supposed to wear like the sub, it’s a beast of a watch and has commanding presence...it fits you perfectly
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Perfect. The leather belt might be an inch too big.
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As someone with the same size wrist, I'm almost wishing I didn't see these pics. I've always written off the SD 43 thinking it would look too big on me. I don't think you can go any bigger, but this looks like it works. I'm now tempted to trade my SubC date in for one of these if I can buy one...ugh.
For those familiar with both - how does the overall case thickness of the SD 43 compare with the SS SkyD? Thickness was the deal-breaker for me when I walked away on the opportunity to buy a white SkyD about 9 months ago... |
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I don’t have a comparison between the SD43 and the SD, but I do have a photo handy of the SD43 vs the Sub. I upgraded my sub to the sea dweller shortly after taking this photo. ![]() |
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My wrist is about the exact same size, and your pictures are making me consider adding one myself. I think the size looks great!
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And with this post, one step closer to buying a third Rolex in less than 2 months. Fantastic look, weekend warrior or not.
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I think it looks great.
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Looks great! I'd keep it.
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It's a big watch but it can fit a lot of guys' wrists. Looks fine on you. Personally, I got over the size amongst other things but for the right type of person it is great watch.
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looks good man
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Wonderful!!!!
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I’d say slightly too large, but not excessively too large.
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Personally I think it looks great. I have approximarely a 6.5” wrist. When I first got it I felt it was too big but it has grown on me. Especially once I got use to the extra weight. It’s a tough beast.
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Excellent Fit!!
SD43 is just well proportioned!! |
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Lookin good!
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It looks fantastic.
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I think it looks great on you!!
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Looks great.
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