Rolex sport models too small ?

[petespendthrift]

You are of course quite right - it is subjective and we can all have our own opinions but the title of the thread is "Rolex sports models too small?"

So I'll just say: Not for me

(Just to be pedantic quoting directly is not necessarily quoting in entirety - which is what context is all about)

[moby33]

Originally Posted by Bisquitlips

40mm is just right! Absolutely!!

By this picture, I take it you mean it's just right on a woman's wrist. I rest my case...40mm obviously is just too dainty for any type of 'real man'...I guess that proves the DSSD is the perfect size! Relax guys...I'm kidding.

BTW...sweet watch Richard, that's the exact one my wife picked out as her ideal Rolex.

[RolexSoFla]

I don't think Rolex will be influenced by other brands selling fad wristclocks. IMO, Rolexes will continue to be successful with their more traditional models.

[ttannert]

I love my 40mm Milgauss!

[ShawnK]

Originally Posted by wristworks

Isn't everyone concerned with aesthetics? Would anyone here buy a high end watch that they didn't like the look of just because it is practical and have a function they need?

Yes, you are right. Looks is certainly a factor. I guess my point is that function is as important as form, and depending on what the watch is designed for it function could/should be the driving factor in design.

Certainly if the SD didn't look good I wouldn't be inclined to wear it with both bluejeans and a wetsuit.

[polk]

Rolex is the best brand because they don't follow fashion, wearing a big watch today is trendy or show off. Rolex matters about making the best quality watches, not being trendy. Anyway the case size should be proportional to the movment size, not a huge trendy case for a small movment... fashion victims!!!

[cody p]

Originally Posted by polk

Rolex is the best brand because they don't follow fashion, wearing a big watch today is trendy or show off. Rolex matters about making the best quality watches, not being trendy. Anyway the case size should be proportional to the movment size, not a huge trendy case for a small movment... fashion victims!!!

agree 110% with the movement and case size needing to be on the same page!!!!

[RsqVet]

I agree and do not see rolex getting very much bigger (though I am no fan of the DSSD) as I do not see them stuffing a smaller movement in a bigger case / dial just to sell product. And I do not see rolex developing bigger movements at the drop of the hat or for fashion.

I am happy with that, I think that form should follow function and see no use for over large watches simply for fashion and suspect the big watches of today will look as silly in 10-15 years as the silly 1970's designs that few are in love with.

[delldeaton]

The Explorer I is probably the ideal size for me personally, the Submariner Date perhaps a bit large, but fine.

Personally, I believe that the discussion here necessarily goes beyond the watches themselves, and benefits from a look at fads and fashion. Before so-called "casual days" in the work place, one's watch had to serve the dual purpose of working under the cuff of a suit there, then in support of whatever lifestyle you had outside of business. So that changed.

Then there is (or was?) the change in affluence, where it was possible and practical to own multiple high-end watches.

These and other factors allowed for, if not drove, larger case-sizes.

Will we end up settling back? Will the next move toward retro and/or an increased competition from among vintage make smaller case sizes more attractive? Hard to say. But I do think there will be a move back, and that Rolex is just fine, if not better positioned long-term. I mean, if you think about it, and "large" isn't forever, what does it mean when today's bigger-cased watches are traded in, become their own sort of vintage?

Are we talking about those trays of LED watches you see for sale at shows? Or the ones once originally sold in the early 1970s for thousands of dollars now going for only a few hundred, at best?

Interesting Thread.

[jdc]

my two watches, I am happy wearing either
34mm

40mm

[Al1969]

Originally Posted by Ivy League

How can you possibly say that the Yachtmaster II is the right model?
The right model for whom? Circus workers?