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JwRosenthal
·I agree with this completely, I used to wear larger 42mm watches and have slowly gravitated towards smaller pieces over recent times and it's a gradual process.
"I love it - it looks so small!" Said no one, ever.
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Borosilikat
·Yup- and it’s hard to go back. I wore my Sinn 103 yesterday after a week of 32-34mm watches...I almost wanted to rip it off in the first couple hours...so heavy! I haven’t worn my Speedy in months- maybe a year....it’s just so damn big and flat, and big.
The watch that I feel wears the best on my wrist is my Da Vinci, the two part lugs make it wear extremely comfortable with it's 39mm case.
I actually sold my Speedmaster and Planet Ocean a while ago because they were too big as you said. (Still love Omega though and recently purchased a Marine from the 30s from OF)
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SkunkPrince
·Yup- and it’s hard to go back. I wore my Sinn 103 yesterday after a week of 32-34mm watches...I almost wanted to rip it off in the first couple hours...so heavy! I haven’t worn my Speedy in months- maybe a year....it’s just so damn big and flat, and big.
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JwRosenthal
·What is your opinion on 37-39mm watches ?
The watch that I feel wears the best on my wrist is my Da Vinci, the two part lugs make it wear extremely comfortable with it's 39mm case.
I actually sold my Speedmaster and Planet Ocean a while ago because they were too big as you said. (Still love Omega though and recently purchased a Marine from the 30s from OF)
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vibe
·A 34mm Rolex on a bracelet under a sleeve is great. They look a lot smaller on a strap IMO. I like a 36mm Rolex on a strap though.
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timjohn
·I was thinking the .010 Seamaster would be close in form but it’s larger if I recall. Some of the Seiko Sportmatic models from the late 60’s were “knock-off’s” of the 34m Oyster style case so you could probably grab one of those for a hundred or two and see if you like the way it wears (then just give it away if you don’t).
If you really want to try the style without shelling out $3k, get a Tudor Oyster Prince from the 60’s/70’s. They are the same case as the 5500 series and 1/3 the price and are always in demand, so if you don’t like it, you can just flip it for what you have into it- they rarely ever lose money unless you buy a total dog.
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S.H.
·And wear long sleeves when you try them on. Yes, on wide open real-estate arms, they can look smallish- but peeking out from under a cuff- perfection.
This one is the 1950s omega equivalent to a 34mm oyster, with a bracelet on my 18.5cm wrist it is OK.
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amcclell
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vibe
·36mm 1018 on strap and 34mm 5500 on bracelet
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Rado63
·Unfortunately all Rolex pieces seem have to risen in price and I don't know what a ton of shekels is for you but the vintage catalog is filled with 36mm models. Oyster, Oyster precision Oyster perpetual, Oyster Quartz, day date, date just, explorer 1 all 36mm. Maybe give that a look.
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JwRosenthal
·Thanks, in some light it is purple and sometimes blue!
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amcclell
·That is brilliant - I haven't seen this for 35 years.
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