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Originally Posted by jd57
Interesting to see the comments that it "wears big". I have a big wrist and at 39mm I found it to "wear small" due to the concave bezel with a dial the size of the 38mm 5296. Almost pulled the trigger on the 5227j which to my eyes matches the dial with the metal better than the r (and especially the g, which looks greenish). But decided to wait for the "new 2020 calatrava model(s)" before making the purchase. Of course now the 2020's may be 2021's...
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I've found that 33-36mm dress watches with about 40mm 44mm lug to lug wear really well for me with some strap on each side of the case and really lends good symmery. The 39mm 5227R with lug to lug of around 48mm is very close to a Daytona and Submariner which does cover the whole wrist and is quite sporty (little to no space between lug and end of wrist). My wrist is 6.5 inches. Definitely wearable but does feel a big big for dress wear (this is really splitting hairs just FYI - if I just had 1 watch, the 5227R would sure as hell be a contender). Some pics for reference:
Patek 3919J - 34mm but about 40mm lug to lug
Patek 2526 - 36mm - about 42mm lug to lug
Patek 3970 - 36mm - about 43mm lug to lug
Rolex Red Submariner - 40mm - about 48mm lug to lug
Rolex Daytona - 40mm - about 48mm lug to lug
Patek 5970 - 40mm - about 47mm lug to lug (not mine but solidified my decision to go with the 3970 vs 5970)
Patek 5167- 40mm - 49mm lug to lug
