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airansun
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It is a horrible thing, but now that I have a Speedmaster and a few other 38mm chronographs, along with some larger 36mm vintages watches, all my vintage 33mm Hamiltons, 28mm tanks or even the 34mm Rolex all seem too small. If a watch isn't as large as Norman's 35mm Constellation, it just seems too small. And when I first became a member here a year ago, I thought you were all just a bunch of size snobs. See what you have done to me? LOL.

In 1982, cruising the Aegean Sea on our honeymoon, a guy from Australia we were hanging out with, asked to see my -74 Speedmaster at the dinner table. It got passed around, with everyone marveling at how big and heavy it was. More than one guy at the table said they鈥檇 never wear something that big on their wrists, and they thought I was being crazy to do so.

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I guess it鈥檚 a little like what happened to boom boxes back in the day. Suddenly, bigger was better. 馃憥

Now, these Speedmasters seem a little on the small side for a tool chronograph.

Confession: At the time, I too thought the Speedmaster was a little too big and heavy. That鈥檚 why I adopted the Explorer 1 when I found it in a second-hand watch shop in 1987 (coincidentally the best watch investment I ever made - it was only around $475 or so).
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I don鈥檛 feel that way at all now about Speedmasters. In fact, the titanium 45th Anniversary Apollo 11 feels too light when I wear it.
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Was in two minds whether or not to keep this one, but in the decided yes, so put on a NATO strap & really liking it now - sorry about the fuzzy phone snap!
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1929 Elgin, nickel case, 31.2mm diameter, 35.5mm lug-to-lug, 9.4mm thick case back to top of crystal. The case is made in three pieces, but the tolerances are so tight it looks like it is machined out of a single block of metal. Keeps great time.
 
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1929 Elgin, nickel case, 31.2mm diameter, 35.5mm lug-to-lug, 9.4mm thick case back to top of crystal. The case is made in three pieces, but the tolerances are so tight it looks like it is machined out of a single block of metal. Keeps great time.

Do I detect rusted hands? Possibility the the yellowed crystal could be the cause, and perhaps should be replaced, and the hands cleaned up.
 
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