AP 15550ST 37mm- honest opinions

[Emery]

Originally Posted by watchyouseek

Yeah fair enough. My mate has a nautilus 5726, and that actually seems to be a better size on my wrist… only wished I had landed my hands on the 39mm jumbo .


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Jumbo lug flare is quite aggressive.

On small wrists, I reckon the 41 wears better than the jumbo.

37 looks perfect on you. 41 is borderline comical imo, but presents a sportier look, while the 37 looks more dapper.

[watchyouseek]

Originally Posted by Emery

Jumbo lug flare is quite aggressive.

On small wrists, I reckon the 41 wears better than the jumbo.

37 looks perfect on you. 41 is borderline comical imo, but presents a sportier look, while the 37 looks more dapper.

You got a photo mate?


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[Emery]

Hope it helps.

[watchyouseek]

Originally Posted by Emery

Hope it helps.

Nice , got it. The jumbo lugs really do flare out abit. Is the grey dial on you a 37mm?


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[Emery]

Originally Posted by watchyouseek

Nice , got it. The jumbo lugs really do flare out abit. Is the grey dial on you a 37mm?


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Yes - 37mm 15450.

[learningtofly]

No way in a million years is the 37mm too small for you.

[watchyouseek]

Originally Posted by Emery

Yes - 37mm 15450.

Good fit on you.


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[Emery]

Originally Posted by watchyouseek

Good fit on you.


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Likewise mate 👊🏻

[watchyouseek]

Originally Posted by Emery

Likewise mate

I’m curious as to why the 15550ST doesn’t have a screw down crown… any ideas why?


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[VogelPhoenix]

Originally Posted by watchyouseek

I’m curious as to why the 15550ST doesn’t have a screw down crown… any ideas why?

Vaucher movement.

[watchyouseek]

Originally Posted by VogelPhoenix

Vaucher movement.

I see. So that affects the ability to build in a screw down crown ?


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[helloworldies]

Of course it's not too small, but if you are not happy with it now you probably never will be...

[VogelPhoenix]

Originally Posted by watchyouseek

I see. So that affects the ability to build in a screw down crown ?

The Vaucher movement family on which the Vaucher-made 34mm and 37mm RO movements are based doesn't have a screw-down crown. I guess they could have redesigned it, but apparently didn't feel the need to do so.

[dauster]

37 looks great on you almost perfect

[Jimho]

I think the 37mm looks better on you, imho


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[Wahlberg]

The 41mm doesn't look good at all. Way too big.

[~JJ]

37mm looks great and 41mm looks too big on your wrist. Seems like your friend is trying to compensate for something by suggesting getting a piece that’s too big.

[WatchBum]

Perfect size!

[deuxani]

It really depends on your taste. Do you like oversized watches, perfect fit watches or smaller sized watches. I’m in my smaller watches phase so 37mm on my 18cm wrist is exactly what I want and have.

For you with 16.5cm wrists the 41mm looks huge and oversized and the 37mm a perfect fit. Your friend probably likes oversized watches, hence the comment.

But the question seems extra strange as you have a vintage 36mm DJ and DD, which wear a lot smaller than the Royal Oak. The 15550 wears more like a 39mm Rolex, so I guess you just let your friend get into your head as you actually like the size.

[watchyouseek]

Originally Posted by deuxani

It really depends on your taste. Do you like oversized watches, perfect fit watches or smaller sized watches. I’m in my smaller watches phase so 37mm on my 18cm wrist is exactly what I want and have.

For you with 16.5cm wrists the 41mm looks huge and oversized and the 37mm a perfect fit. Your friend probably likes oversized watches, hence the comment.

But the question seems extra strange as you have a vintage 36mm DJ and DD, which wear a lot smaller than the Royal Oak. The 15550 wears more like a 39mm Rolex, so I guess you just let your friend get into your head as you actually like the size.

Yes the 37mm RO wears larger than the 1601 and 1803 for sure. In fact i feel it’s a size between my 126710BLRO & the vintage DD/DJ.

The more I wear it, the more I’m loving it


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[turfmanjon]

Didn’t read the comments but 37 looks great, 41 looks too big. With a 3 hander, there is a lot of open dial space on the 41, so smaller looks nicer IMO


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[teo41]

37mm looks great, I have the 15450 37mm and feel like the 41mm looks HUGE

[MikePRT]

I have previously owned the 37mm 15450 and always had the nagging doubt in my mind that it was too small on my 16.5cm wrists. I’m used to 40mm Rolex subs/gmt’s and the AP 15450 just didn’t have enough presence. As someone else mentioned earlier the 37mm bracelet has a strong taper. Ended up selling it.

Recently bought 39mm 15300 and feels much better on the wrist, a bit more heat to it and a wide bracelet…all adds up to it fitting the wrist better. I have not tried on a 41mm RO, but given the way the 39mm fits think the 41mm would be too big.

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[ddom]

It's nice but I think the 15300 (39mm) would fit what you're looking for. More wrist pressence than the 37 while not gigantic and chunky like the 41.

[T816B]

Originally Posted by Emery

Jumbo lug flare is quite aggressive.

On small wrists, I reckon the 41 wears better than the jumbo.

37 looks perfect on you. 41 is borderline comical imo, but presents a sportier look, while the 37 looks more dapper.

Thanks for sharing the photos.

The Jumbo (including 15300) has the lugs much flare out, makes it wear a lot larger than it is, even comparable with the 15500. Looking at it, 15500 may wear more comfortable than the 39mm.

[pm0]

Originally Posted by ddom

It's nice but I think the 15300 (39mm) would fit what you're looking for. More wrist pressence than the 37 while not gigantic and chunky like the 41.

I also think a 39mm might fit better, comes with a bigger dial too? I had blue 15450 and I remember the dial/crystal size was smaller than a 36mm DJ, but grey dial does make it better though?

[bourgognebob]

It’s the 37mm for sure. The 41 looks way too big in my opinion. The bracelet definitely adds to the appearance of the watch so ‘less is more’ when it comes to sizing (again, IMO)

[DonLee]

Originally Posted by Emery

Jumbo lug flare is quite aggressive.

On small wrists, I reckon the 41 wears better than the jumbo.

37 looks perfect on you. 41 is borderline comical imo, but presents a sportier look, while the 37 looks more dapper.

yes. The minimum distance between the top and bottom of the watch bracelet is further apart in the jumbo than the 41mm. Even if the 41mm might look large on a smaller wrist, it at least can fit snug. Some smaller wrists wearing the jumbo will always have play because of the extra wrist width needed

[7sins]

Originally Posted by MikePRT

I have previously owned the 37mm 15450 and always had the nagging doubt in my mind that it was too small on my 16.5cm wrists. I’m used to 40mm Rolex subs/gmt’s and the AP 15450 just didn’t have enough presence. As someone else mentioned earlier the 37mm bracelet has a strong taper. Ended up selling it.

Recently bought 39mm 15300 and feels much better on the wrist, a bit more heat to it and a wide bracelet…all adds up to it fitting the wrist better. I have not tried on a 41mm RO, but given the way the 39mm fits think the 41mm would be too big.

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Maybe it is just the photos but the 15450 37mm looks perfect on your wrist.

[leisen]

The 37mm RO fits perfectly on your wrist. Furthermore, iMO it is a more beautiful and balanced watch than the 41mm RO which I find huge. Where the 15510 does win is the caliber AP4302 which is much nicer than the Vaucher on the 15550.