I know it can be a turn off to some. I have 7" wrists and I like smaller cases. The three other pieces in my collection are the Seamaster 1948, Railmaster Trilogy, and Heuer Carrera Calibre 18 (all of which have cases between 38-39mm). I will say this is definitely the largest I would go in a case. At 41mm width and lug to lug 48mm, it sits about the length of the wrist. The nice thing about the Ti model is you get that reduction in weight, so it doesn't feel overwhelming on the wrist.