Seems like so many people obsessed with size...

[orangedial]

The 5110P is simply the best in the world timer series. Huge congrats

[HL65]

Originally Posted by orangedial

The 5110P is simply the best in the world timer series. Huge congrats

Thanks Wayne and my favorite WT too!

[mike_bronco]

Originally Posted by jenniferjanef

On the other end of the scale..



I too do not care about size.. I wear what I like. Small or big. I like it I wear it. Period.

HAGWE!
Jane

Where we're going...we don't NEED watches!

[toomuchtalk]

Interesting thread.
When the 5070 came out it was considered big. Even now at 42mm (I think), it's a big watch.

[HL65]

Originally Posted by toomuchtalk

Interesting thread.
When the 5070 came out it was considered big. Even now at 42mm (I think), it's a big watch.

Yes it is and gotta love variety as that is purpose of my thread. Glad I own one and bet you are too!

[toomuchtalk]

Originally Posted by HL65

Yes it is and gotta love variety as that is purpose of my thread. Glad I own one and bet you are too!

I agree with you on this one Ken.

Big watches have thier place; and each to his own. I have owned a deep sea- great feat of technology- I love it- but not a watch to wear. Less is more.

The 5070 at 42 mm should wear big; but it does not. The high end quality pieces carry a presence that allows them to get away with the size. The 5070 does this. Compare it to the new explorer 2; too big! Too much steel and thickness. Yet he 5070 carries it off.

[HL65]

Originally Posted by toomuchtalk

I agree with you on this one Ken.

Big watches have thier place; and each to his own. I have owned a deep sea- great feat of technology- I love it- but not a watch to wear. Less is more.

The 5070 at 42 mm should wear big; but it does not. The high end quality pieces carry a presence that allows them to get away with the size. The 5070 does this. Compare it to the new explorer 2; too big! Too much steel and thickness. Yet he 5070 carries it off.

Love the 5070R! Love all 5070's for that matter and you are right it wears so well for a 42mm watch!

[toomuchtalk]

I think it's about a watch being proportioned properly. The 5070 is. Therefore it carries the size well.

[gunhose]

I know this a old ass thread but Conner's post is right on!!! I wear my women's size 5066 with no issues about it's size on my 6 foot 215lbs frame. Its a 34mm Mens watch !! Back in 1999.

[masterserg]

It's a beauty Ken, and you wear it well ... but again, I could say that about pretty much all your watches

PS ... I just realized how old this thread is ... but hey, it still applies.

[benzng]

I have a small wrist (5.9 inch) so for me max would be 40mm but 37-38 is the sweet spot. I love classic Pateks, I remember getting the 5056P over the 5110. :)

[onnomon]

Let's look down the road when you can imagine that smart watches and wearable technology are more durable, feature-full, and accessible, mechanical watches will be even more archaic than today. Imagine that future someone's decision to, most deliberately, wear such an antique mechanical. There may just be a tendency to pick a watch that looks like the anachronism that it truly is. I think the vintage market will get even stronger, and not necessarily the "bakelite sub" rarity, I'm talking about flea-market Taiwanese Timexes. You can see the genesis in brands like Shinola and their vintage inspired designs. Modest size factors in here. <40 mm (and especially <38) as this tends to blend into the wrist, rather than being an attraction on the wrist as especially the 44+ mm slabs do. These larger pieces may go the way of 80's bouffant hair and zebra pants, and two-tone. The large watches wear for effect and will become more niche.

To the original post...my collection ranges from 37mm (5110R) to 45mm (PAM190). But it turns out 5 of them are 42mm, completely different eras and makes (Heuer Autavia, TAG Autavia, Omega Soccer Timer, Rolex ExpII, JLC Amvox1), not deliberately I might add. I will say that 42mm on my wrist feels as right as anything noting that the height of the watch virtually equals diameter in terms of potential wearability. What the 5110 lacks in size it makes up in its crisp elegance, and its smaller size subdues the rose gold (already a standout) into a harmonious balance. Ahead, I can see 36 to 39 mm being a sweet spot, noting that integrated bracelets completely change the dynamic in such a way that the slightly smaller size becomes less noticeable and perhaps the smaller size more desirable. Integrated bracelets may also become more niche giving way to a more colorful strap culture.

[onnomon]

For reference, here's 37mm on a 7.25" wrist: