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#91 |
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I wish they were bigger. I find myself wanting models that aren't my favorite just because they are larger.
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#92 |
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They are perfect.
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#94 |
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#95 |
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Join Date: Jun 2018
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I like to rotate my 44mm DSSD for a weekend and casual time. The watch is totally different from my other 40mm and is fun to wear. DSSD is definitely have a wrist feel and presence and is not boring for sure.
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#96 |
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#98 |
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: FL
Watch: DSSD-Blue 126660
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I have a 8 3/8 inch wrist (I'm 6'4") and my 40 mm sub looks comically small. I wish they'd go larger. Sweet spot is 43 mm to 45 mm.
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#99 |
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I’ve personally never understood the obsession around hitting a certain diameter. 40mm is very popular nowadays but some 40s look small and some 40s look huge. To me, it matters more if the piece is well proportioned and sits well on the wrist based on its ergonomics. My largest watch is actually my dress watch (a 43x47mm AP millenary) but it sits smaller than my 40mm Rolex sport models. Diameter is just a number!
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#101 |
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Yes. It's unnecessary. Anything bigger than the 5 digit equivalent is too big.
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#102 |
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I think you are more laid back about these things in America. Of course you can wear what you want but you risk having people think of you like an idiot that don't understand social codes and what is appropriate and respectful for the occasion.
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#103 |
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Colchester, UK
Watch: Daytona, DJ & Sub
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The current size of the sports models is just about right.
I can’t imagine a smaller sub, gmt and Daytona. It’ll look comical. |
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#104 |
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I understand what you're saying, but boy that is quite a way to say it.
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#106 |
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the trend, some follow, some dont
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#109 |
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Maybe the moderators should open a safe space section on this forum. This whole "i feel offended" thing is starting here as well. Saw a post where some guy felt offended cos some other guy said yellow gold is vulgar. OMG what a world we are living in.
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#110 |
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You can find the perfect size in the DJ family. Sub/gmt/etc. tend to be larger because of the large bezel; the dials actually are not that large. Much smaller and they are hard to read
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#111 |
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I would love a 40mm SD43. Nothing changed, just the size.
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#113 |
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#116 |
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Europeans are just different in how they present themselves. There is no right or wrong way, and I’m not saying that there is a better presentation here than there, or vice-versa, just pointing out there’s a difference.
This lends itself to watches as well. I think Americans prefer larger watches, generally speaking. What I see on this forum correlates with my view. |
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#117 |
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I think modern Rolex watches are too big indeed, or at least out of proportion. The fat lugs make modern cases look like unrefined blocks of steel. Have a look at Tudor and it becomes much worse, it's as if they placed a movement on a steel chip, placed a sapphire glass on top, and called it a day.
To blame for this phenomenon is the way people wear watches nowadays. Wrist sizes have stayed more or less the same, often they get fatter as people age. However, nowadays watches tend to be worn closer to the back of the hand than on the actual wrist. Alas, watches tend too look relatively smaller at this position than on the actual wrist. |
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#118 |
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Join Date: May 2017
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I don’t get why people want small watches. No offense but it drives me crazy when someone says for example that the DJ should only be a 36mm watch. Any bigger and it loses its portions. Really? I have a 7/12 inch flat wrist and the 36 looks like a 31mm for most 7 inch wrist. I’m glad they have bigger sizes. If not I wouldn’t be into rolexes. I’m not a huge SS model fan. Even the new DJ41 wore small on me. And that’s the consensus of the TRF. They all recommend me to the DJll, and I couldn’t be happier.
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#119 |
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You can place me in the common camp of thinking the lugs should be trimmed down a bit (and maybe shave a mm off the thickness). Other than that, I think everything else is proportionally perfect.
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I agree with your sentiments. But I also I actually think that when people have fat wrists, if they wear larger watches, it looks even worse. |
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