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DoctorEvil
·Greetings all and hope you're in good health.
There's a YouTube watch reviewer by the name of Jenni Elle who says that she's a member of the "Itty Bitty Wrist Committee" because she has very slender wrists. I too am a member of said committee. My wrist is only a smidge bigger than 6in diameter.
Since I started really getting into watches recently and researching all the great models out there, one thing became apparent. Your options are a lot more limited with modern watches these days if you're a man with slim wrists because of the trend for men's watches to be at least 40-42mm case diameter. Many times I've seen a great looking watch in pictures, only to be bitterly disappointed when I find the case is too big or the lugs are too long. This is especially so with tool watches such as divers, chronographs and pilot watches, which I'm more interested in.
My search for a suitable GMT watch is a case in point. The Omega Planet Ocean GMT looks a great GMT watch and would be cheaper and more readily available than a Rolex GMT Master. Unfortunately, at 43.5mm case diameter it's way too big for me. Same with the Omega Aqua Terra Worldtimer. It's a beautiful watch but why does it have to be 43mm? 🙁 I've also seen some great pilots watches from Oris but again, why do they need to be 44-45mm?
I must admit, I do get a bit frustrated sometimes. Anyone else feel the same? How have you overcome these challenges? Any recommendations for guys with smaller wrists?
Thanks in advance for your responses.
There's a YouTube watch reviewer by the name of Jenni Elle who says that she's a member of the "Itty Bitty Wrist Committee" because she has very slender wrists. I too am a member of said committee. My wrist is only a smidge bigger than 6in diameter.
Since I started really getting into watches recently and researching all the great models out there, one thing became apparent. Your options are a lot more limited with modern watches these days if you're a man with slim wrists because of the trend for men's watches to be at least 40-42mm case diameter. Many times I've seen a great looking watch in pictures, only to be bitterly disappointed when I find the case is too big or the lugs are too long. This is especially so with tool watches such as divers, chronographs and pilot watches, which I'm more interested in.
My search for a suitable GMT watch is a case in point. The Omega Planet Ocean GMT looks a great GMT watch and would be cheaper and more readily available than a Rolex GMT Master. Unfortunately, at 43.5mm case diameter it's way too big for me. Same with the Omega Aqua Terra Worldtimer. It's a beautiful watch but why does it have to be 43mm? 🙁 I've also seen some great pilots watches from Oris but again, why do they need to be 44-45mm?
I must admit, I do get a bit frustrated sometimes. Anyone else feel the same? How have you overcome these challenges? Any recommendations for guys with smaller wrists?
Thanks in advance for your responses.
