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Adam2941
路Inspired by my recent post in the Longines forum regarding my Wittnauer Weems "pat. 2008734" with original box and instruction booklet (which I actually expected more responses to, oh well), I created this "family portrait" from smallest to largest, to try to express the interesting size issue with the Weems: it is tiny, at 27.1 mm, but my wife, who has a keen fashion sense, still approves of it for me to wear. To her it still looks masculine. Not so for the Rolex Speedking with California dial next to it, which comes in at 30 mm. Why not? She doesn't know; just a feeling. Call it female intuition (not something to be messed with!)
Next is the Longines "sei tacche" (31.5 mm), Rolex Bubbleback 3130 (32 mm), Rolex Bubbleback 5018 (32.5 mm), Wittnauer starburst dial (33 mm), Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1002 (34 mm), Longines All Guard (34.5 mm), UG Polerouter Broad Arrow, grail no more (35 mm), Tudor Black Bay 36 (36 mm, duh), and Nomos Tangente Neomatik, birthday present from wife 馃榾 (38 mm). These are the tightest increments I could pull from my collection. For me the sweet spot is 36 mm--the Tudor gets the most wrist time--but I do wear all of these very happily. Amazing how some look larger and some smaller than their actual diameters (all measurements are not including crown).
So there you have it. Smallest: Wittnauer Weems (27.1), and largest: Nomos Tangente (38). Let's see your smallest and largest! Watches that you actually wear.
Next is the Longines "sei tacche" (31.5 mm), Rolex Bubbleback 3130 (32 mm), Rolex Bubbleback 5018 (32.5 mm), Wittnauer starburst dial (33 mm), Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1002 (34 mm), Longines All Guard (34.5 mm), UG Polerouter Broad Arrow, grail no more (35 mm), Tudor Black Bay 36 (36 mm, duh), and Nomos Tangente Neomatik, birthday present from wife 馃榾 (38 mm). These are the tightest increments I could pull from my collection. For me the sweet spot is 36 mm--the Tudor gets the most wrist time--but I do wear all of these very happily. Amazing how some look larger and some smaller than their actual diameters (all measurements are not including crown).
So there you have it. Smallest: Wittnauer Weems (27.1), and largest: Nomos Tangente (38). Let's see your smallest and largest! Watches that you actually wear.
