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Rman
·Modern field watch, government issue.
34mm / 7 1/4" wrist
34mm / 7 1/4" wrist
What is the genesis of the larger diameter watch trends?
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VetPsychWars
·Shoulders and sleeves way too loose, pant legs too long and loose, jacket torso boxy as heck. Color, vest and lapels are perfect though, so I'm not a total hater.
Too loose? Surely you're joking? I know some Asian-inspired fits are cut very close but most of us can't wear those or we'd split the seams.
Tom
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davy26
·This topic raises the interesting question of form versus function. Looking at posts above, I'm pleased to see that Luftwaffe watch (real favourites of mine) and right there was a usage where instant legibility was a matter of functional necessity. I have an Breitling 816 Navitimer (now nearly 50 years old) - 50mm across over the crown - which with the Brand's aviation linking should be able to justify its (uncomfortable) bulk, but, because of the dial's design, colouration and font sizes, reading the time from it requires quite a lot of neglect of looking out through a cockpit windscreen!
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Superdoc
·I think all the wrist shots are misleading... the entire Arm/Man/Woman needs to be considered.
a wrist size is fairly genetically fixed... bone, fascia, tendons, ligaments..very little muscle that can actually hypertrophy.
A small wrist can belong to very big arms...
small watches on big arms don't look as good, even if the wrist is small.
this is especially notable with the previously mentioned casual trend... more arm and forearm now visible...
Try to ignore the fashion (if it's possible to look past this shirt)... the 40mm Rolex GMT looks too tiny here... but I'm sure if he just showed a picture of his wrist it would look fine...
a wrist size is fairly genetically fixed... bone, fascia, tendons, ligaments..very little muscle that can actually hypertrophy.
A small wrist can belong to very big arms...
small watches on big arms don't look as good, even if the wrist is small.
this is especially notable with the previously mentioned casual trend... more arm and forearm now visible...
Try to ignore the fashion (if it's possible to look past this shirt)... the 40mm Rolex GMT looks too tiny here... but I'm sure if he just showed a picture of his wrist it would look fine...
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Uniqez
·I think all the wrist shots are misleading... the entire Arm/Man/Woman needs to be considered.
a wrist size is fairly genetically fixed... bone, fascia, tendons, ligaments..very little muscle that can actually hypertrophy.
A small wrist can belong to very big arms...
small watches on big arms don't look as good, even if the wrist is small.
this is especially notable with the previously mentioned casual trend... more arm and forearm now visible...
Try to ignore the fashion (if it's possible to look past this shirt)... the 40mm Rolex GMT looks too tiny here... but I'm sure if he just showed a picture of his wrist it would look fine...
I do work out as well, I am faaaaaar away from Iron Arny, but have some meat). This is why I do look funny with the small watch on the wrist.
Stallone with his 50 mm Panerai doesn't look ridiculous, because he is a bit bigger than the average male, even though his wrist might be 7 1/2 ".Looks like we are due to whole men pictures with the watch to clarify this question.
P.S. Also I was thinking about my grandfather wearing the small watch during the WW2, and I don't think he cared about how it's looked on him, it was a tool to measure the time. Plus, he was carrying a lot of ammunition and extra weight on the wrist would never help.
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M'Bob
·I think all the wrist shots are misleading... the entire Arm/Man/Woman needs to be considered
I agree with your anatomy lesson, but I question the rest.
First of all, a number of posters on this thread said they are happy with the size of their smaller watches, in spite of the fact that they are larger men. The deceptive aspect of their wrist shots notwithstanding.
I agree we have gone casual, but you are a doc: do you wear short sleeves to work, which would enable folks to assess your guns relative to your wrist size? Are your arm muscles so hypertrophied that they are visible through your white coat? If so, bravo! But that ain't the rest of us. So weekend wear, yes, but much more than that, many folks spend most of their lives in an office.
And I am in health care too, so I often give a cuff a roll or two up...but that's still quite below the bulk of the forearm muscles.
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Taddyangle
·The one on the right was way too small for me to see, even with my glasses. And as time passed I gained a few lbs, so I moved up in size to the one on the left.
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Archer
·Freud might have had a thing or two to say on the matter. If anyone in here bought a watch because Stallone got one, I think paying one of Freuds currently active colleagues a visit is more than recommended. Just in case.
If someone likes a particular watch (or style of watch or size) the reason for that is moot, to me anyway. If you like it (for whatever reason) then get it, and ignore what everyone else thinks.
If people need to seek psychological help for buying a watch that this particular celebrity wears, then anyone who buys a watch because examples of it went to the moon, or a famous actor or actress gets paid to wear one, or a sports figure - they should all be seeking the same help. But having spent some time working in a fairly large psychiatric hospital 30+ years ago (on the night shift, which had it's particular level of strangeness I can assure you) I can say that wanting to buy a watch for a particular reason is way down the list of psychological needs for those who are truly sick...
Cheers, Al
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arcadelt
·The one on the right was way too small for me to see, even with my glasses. And as time passed I gained a few lbs, so I moved up in size to the one on the left.
Bloody hell, that's a huge difference. Did you do it all at once, or build up through a series of increasingly larger watches?
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yinzerniner
·Too loose? Surely you're joking? I know some Asian-inspired fits are cut very close but most of us can't wear those or we'd split the seams.
Tom
But for real in modern suit fitting terms the gorgeous ensemble in Goldfinger is not ideal due the to factors I mentioned. Not to say that fashion norms should win out over comfort and convenience in logical terms but since when is style logical.....
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Northernman
··LemaniacIf someone likes a particular watch (or style of watch or size) the reason for that is moot, to me anyway. If you like it (for whatever reason) then get it, and ignore what everyone else thinks.
If people need to seek psychological help for buying a watch that this particular celebrity wears, then anyone who buys a watch because examples of it went to the moon, or a famous actor or actress gets paid to wear one, or a sports figure - they should all be seeking the same help. But having spent some time working in a fairly large psychiatric hospital 30+ years ago (on the night shift, which had it's particular level of strangeness I can assure you) I can say that wanting to buy a watch for a particular reason is way down the list of psychological needs for those who are truly sick...
Cheers, Al
Freud had some "interesting" theories, often focused around sexuality and genitals. The need for a very large watch might, in that light, be seen as a wish to compensate for other real or imaginary shortcomings.
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Archer
·Merely a joke on my side, and I didn't imply they needed permanent monitoring😀
Freud had some "interesting" theories, often focused around sexuality and genitals. The need for a very large watch might, in that light, be seen as a wish to compensate for other real or imaginary shortcomings.
Well, to paraphrase a quote attributed to Freud, sometimes a watch is just a watch. I do see exceptions on this site from time to time, but I don't think too many here are trying to emulate Sly or Arnold (or George Clooney).
BTW I used to read Freud's books quite a lot when I was in my early teens...was sort of a hobby of mine at the time. If you are interested in something probably more relevant and current, try reading a book called Brain Bugs: How the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives by Dean Buonomano. Written in plain language, it presents some very good information about the way the machine between our ears works, and in places it's very entertaining.
Cheers, Al
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M'Bob
·The need for a very large watch might, in that light, be seen as a wish to compensate for other real or imaginary shortcomings
What, then, do you think of my daily wearer?
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Northernman
··Lemaniac
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Northernman
··LemaniacWell, to paraphrase a quote attributed to Freud, sometimes a watch is just a watch. I do see exceptions on this site from time to time, but I don't think too many here are trying to emulate Sly or Arnold (or George Clooney).
BTW I used to read Freud's books quite a lot when I was in my early teens...was sort of a hobby of mine at the time. If you are interested in something probably more relevant and current, try reading a book called Brain Bugs: How the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives by Dean Buonomano. Written in plain language, it presents some very good information about the way the machine between our ears works, and in places it's very entertaining.
Cheers, Al
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Superdoc
·I agree with your anatomy lesson, but I question the rest.
First of all, a number of posters on this thread said they are happy with the size of their smaller watches, in spite of the fact that they are larger men. The deceptive aspect of their wrist shots notwithstanding.
I agree we have gone casual, but you are a doc: do you wear short sleeves to work, which would enable folks to assess your guns relative to your wrist size? Are your arm muscles so hypertrophied that they are visible through your white coat? If so, bravo! But that ain't the rest of us. So weekend wear, yes, but much more than that, many folks spend most of their lives in an office.
And I am in health care too, so I often give a cuff a roll or two up...but that's still quite below the bulk of the forearm muscles.
I have more than one watch...
They range from 34mm to 55mm
Short sleeves summer, definitely bigger watch.
Dress shirts/French cuffs - slim dress watch...
... and I never wear a white coat...
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VetPsychWars
·I have to say that one of my favorites is the 33mm Ferrero.
Tom
Tom
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adam78
··Adam @ ΩFI have what I'd consider generally narrow wrists and forearms, true, but larger than many of our members, 6.75". I wear watches from narrow tank-style (22mm wide) to bubblebacks (32mm) and up to 42mm.
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Canuck
·A contributing factor to over-sized watches seems to me to be an effort by designers and marketers of watches to add "presence" to their products in the watch store's showcase. But also to create the impression in the mind of the potential customer that he's getting a LOT of watch for not much money. He'd be shocked if he was to see the $5.00 plastic Japanese or Chinese movement inside the case, but mostly, a LOT of empty space!
