Is a Speedmaster Moonwatch 42mm too big for a 6.5inch/16.5mm wrist?

eugeneandresson · Jun 5, 2021

Why should it be? I’m seeing more and more petite ladies rocking them, and I like it! Including my own…

DoctorEvil · Jun 5, 2021

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If there is any advice I can give, don’t put too much stock into wrist shots of others. They can help but they can be misleading as well. Everyone’s wrist shapes are different and the close up nature of a wrist shot makes the watch appear much bigger than it is. What looks like it could be too big in a wrist shot could turn out to be very comfortable for you in actual usage. If a Speedy Pro is what you would like, and at their current purchase prices, it would be worth it to make a trip to try it on.

That's very sound advice and one of the most sensible posts I've read on this forum.
I've noticed the same thing with my Speedy FOIS and my wrists are a bit over 6in (15 cm) diameter. In a wrist shot it might look a bit big, but in "real life" it looks fine and the end of the lugs just fit inside the outer margins of my wrist.

wagudc · Jun 5, 2021

Here is the Speedy on my 6.5" wrist. I think it looks good, but I would not go bigger on my wrist. It did not look good on a strap. Because on the lug to lug length is nearly the width of my wrist, the strap ends up meeting the lugs at nearly a right angle. I think it looks good on a bracelet or a one piece perlon strap.