Are you man enough for a small watch...............

[Tenko]

25 x 33mm on a 7.5 inch wrist, even surprised myself that I could get way with this.



I prefer smaller watches but most of my collection are around 40mm

[Wibbs]

I quite like a small watch, quite like a big one too though! (ooo-errr mrs)!

Cool trio there Sir.

Ironic that U-Boat Watches are all 50mm+ when the original U-Boot officers wore 31mm watches

Nice Zentra AR. There's one KM whose maker escapes me that was all of 35mm. :o My Alpina KM is slightly larger than yours at 33mm. And they weren't waterproof. Fierce confident were the Kriegsmarine. :)

Their army brethren were rocking 33-35 mm.


34 mm DH.

Of course their luftwaffe guys were rocking B-Uhrs which are utterly gorgeous dinner plates. Allied watches tended to be smaller overall. Our American cousins army, navy and airman watches could be positively tiny. The small Longines Weems springs to mind. 28mm and round. Ladies watch time.

Square watches wear differently, but this one is 36mmx28mm. Just switched it to leather from a bracelet...

Yea square is a whole other subject alright. This 40's job would be 38 X 24 and wears larger. Though it would look downright silly on anyone with wrists larger than my twigs.

25 x 33mm on a 7.5 inch wrist, even surprised myself that I could get way with this.

Exhibit B re square watches. Very elegant T. Cartier Tanks and JLC Reversos can work very well at smaller sizes IMH. Looks well on your sized wrist too. I'm surprised myself. :)

I've got small but flat wrists at 6.5".

I think 36-39mm is my ideal, but I'm comfortable and wear up to 42mm.

Ditto for me. Straps make a difference too. Natos make a watch more bulky as a general rule. If you're svelte of wrist getting a leather strap in short size makes a big difference as you're not left with the extra strap flapping about beyond the keepers.

Looking back through the 20th century, but for the odd blips along the way, like the downsizing in the 1920/30s and the mid 90's onward upsizing and some specialised watches and chronos, men's watches seem to settle at, or hover around 35mm as an average. I suppose the average today would pan out at around 39mm?

[Tenko]

^^^^^ Think the angle of the picture makes it look larger than it is. Couldn't wear it without a sleeve though as it does look a tad small :)

[lencoth]

38mm seems like a fine size on the TS's wrist. I believe I see the first signs of a trend back towards smaller watches, but it may just be wishful thinking .

[lencoth]

25 x 33mm on a 7.5 inch wrist, even surprised myself that I could get way with this.



I prefer smaller watches but most of my collection are around 40mm

I wore the same watch for years on my 16.5" wrist. Until my wife claimed it. Your picture makes me miss it .

[Plastic]

Wearing this as I type...



Nothing wrong with small watches, especially with my girly wrists! Part of me wanting a vintage watch...

Love the vintage watches here.

[Wibbs]

^^^^^ Think the angle of the picture makes it look larger than it is. Couldn't wear it without a sleeve though as it does look a tad small :)

Maybe that's it T. I can't take a photo without the watch looking like it's wearing me. :) Still I'd stand by my take that with your square Cartier and the like the size is much less an issue. Their elegance and restrained size is part and parcel of their appeal.

Further thinking on this, I realised my biggest watch isn't my 43mm Chrono, it's this 44mmX41mm mid 70's thingy.



Again down to my lack of photographic skills it looks way larger than it looks in life, but because it's such a daft and pure wacky design the size aspect is the least of it. It's one of the few watches I have that gets stares and then questions. Your 20 year old hipster types with Grizzly Adams beards by choice and lumberjack shirts by default go nuts for it. I've been in the local supermarkets and guys have put the talk on me about it. Not just guys either. Women spot it too. As do sales types in jewellers. The "what the holy hell is that" response is strong in this watch.

[loup.gris]

This is 26,5 x 43,3 mm on a 18,5 -19 cm wrist:

[mborkow]

I've mostly been wearing a Sumo the last few months and when I put on my GMT IIc the other day it felt really, really small. I wore it anyway...but I wonder if might part ways with that watch as a result of how it felt.

[jchlu]

Nothing wrong with a few 3x mm watches in the box:




Johnny

[Rocket Man]

I wear a 1953 Benson tropic at work. Its 30mm. Looks cool though on my 6.75 wrist. I won't wear anything over 40mm now as I know it looks silly. Took me a while to realise.

Steve

Sounds cool indeed, do you have a wrist shot?

I think smaller watches look great when wearing long sleeved shirts but not short sleeves. Does anyone else find this?

[EliasEliasElias]

I think real watch enthousiasts know when the size doesn't match the wrist. Couple of months ago I purchased a Seiko BFK but after a couple of wears, it just is too heavy and large.




It looks OK but that's another lesson learned!

[EliasEliasElias]

Sounds cool indeed, do you have a wrist shot?

I think smaller watches look great when wearing long sleeved shirts but not short sleeves. Does anyone else find this?

Definitely. I hate wearing a diver under a long sleeved shirt or even worse, under a suit! Those occasions require a slim, small(er) and light watch.

[Peck]

Small is beautiful people :-)

[Peck]

Oh and I should apologise to Candleman for the wrist. Maybe. Or maybe not

[Umbongo]

Small is beautiful people :-)

Lovely clean dial and hands on that. All original or had a little work done? Either way, really pleasant watch.

[SeanST150]

Small and a pink strap. I'm all man.

[Keyser]

I wore the same watch for years on my 16.5" wrist. Until my wife claimed it. Your picture makes me miss it .

!!!!!

I'm trying to upload a wrist shot but I can't get it. My wrists are somewhere between 7 and 8" and I've found that by far the most comfortable watch for me is my early 1980s Omega Constellation.

[Keyser]

Attachment 8748

This seems the best I can manage

[P9CLY]

Longines Conquest < Big wrist > no problem.

[PhiloStan]

I have watches around 31 to 33mm, some vintage and some unisex/boy-sized. I wear them from time to time, but honestly prefer watches that are at least 36mm.

[soegaard]

Patek Philippe ref. 3998, 34 mm.

Vacheron Constantin ref. 6378, 35 mm.

Jaeger le Coultre Reverso Classique, 23.1 mm X 38.5 mm

JK

[LonginesManiac]

My latest acquisition is only 36mm, so I guess I must be man enough!

nice watch but are you sure you don't have it too tight?

[welshlad]

nice watch but are you sure you don't have it too tight?

Don't worry, it was fine. Just a combination of a funny angle and an unbroken-in new strap. It looks much better now that the strap has softened up a bit more.

[SSTEEL]

I have a couple of watches in my collection which are stunningly beautiful watches, a Seiko with magic hands, and a Tissot T670, both wear quite small at 35mm and 38mm on my 8" wrist, but I don't care, who says size matters :) I do actually prefer the size of my Ceramic Submariner, this wears a little bigger than my older non-ceramic LV Sub.

[snowman]

I am today.



36mm across by my rough measurement.

And STILL the glorious dial photographs as if it's matt blue!

M.

PS And, yes, I know the date's wrong!

[Peck]

Lovely clean dial and hands on that. All original or had a little work done? Either way, really pleasant watch.

Apologies Umbongo, I missed your question. The dial has been refinished - however this watch was one of Paul's so it has been done beautifully and the time-keeping is unbelievably good for a watch that is almost 50 years old. I wore it out for the first time at the weekend and I now know these vintage Omegas are really something special. In fact, I'm eagerly awaiting a delivery from Mr WebWatchMaker tomorrow... Maybe an incoming post is due!

[Nigeyp]

[snowman]

Blimey that IS small!!!!

M.

[aliasrichmond]

Cool trio there Sir.

Nice Zentra AR. There's one KM whose maker escapes me that was all of 35mm. :o My Alpina KM is slightly larger than yours at 33mm. And they weren't waterproof. Fierce confident were the Kriegsmarine. :)

Their army brethren were rocking 33-35 mm.


34 mm DH.

I have a Doxa DH as well.... but a butch 36mm

[Wibbs]

I have a Doxa DH as well.... but a butch 36mm

36mm? :o ah here AR, would you go away outa that, that's a dinner plate. :)

Very nice example of one. Didn't know they came in 36mm and in stainless too(IIRC the plated ones are 35mm). Sweet. Great little watches these DH's IMH. Tough as old boots with very solid movements and still very cheap(though I've noted fewer and fewer of the steel ones are surfacing these days).

[andrew]

The discussion is probably best moved on beyond size. I see quite a few Submariners etc, one or two big Omegas and some Panerai on the wrists of many women, but a lot of men who aren't interested in watches just wear the same old standard-size watch they've always worn. They're not less masculine just because they don't share the same singular, arcane devotion to wristwatches, and therefore haven't been exposed to marketing that suggest they're inadequately represented because they don't wear a big man's watch.

It's like declaiming men on brogues-uk.com, the likes of which I have no doubt exists, that men who wear Oxfords aren't real men, or something like that. If you don't have a shoe obsession, you utterly won't care ;).

[Velorum]

Already posted a picture of the Zeno on a bracelet, 6.75" wrist. Thought that I would add another two shots:

It wears smaller on a NATO



And smaller still on leather - which on balance I think I prefer

[Peck]

...and another one, all fixed up and looking lovely. Thanks Brendan!

[Dr G]

I spent my bonus a few years ago on a Sinn 857 without trying it on solely on the basis that I loved the looked and the numbers made it look modestly sized. It actually wore on me like a bit of a monster! Chunky and tall it looked fantastic on its stand but was far too big. I think it spent more time on said stand than on my wrist.

Put up with it for 9-10 months and went down to a 40mm Glycine that I've worn daily since. Bit like a pair of shoes, comfy, well suited ones get worn more often than fancy, stiff dressy things.

[Jennycaribbean]

I love 70's diver watch (40-42 m), but my favourites are Caribbean 2000 (50mm).
I don't really like small watches.

[davy26]

This comes in very handy when the back of my hand is suffering from aches and abrasions courtesy of my huge Breitling 816 - what a contrast in size and weight. 71 years old and still going strong.
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