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Old 11 December 2018, 02:49 PM   #31
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A big man needs a too boku size watch.
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Old 11 December 2018, 04:15 PM   #32
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6.5 went with the 15450 . Tired the 15400 it looked way off and even tho I like the watch have to pass for that size. So I knew the 15450 is the one
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Old 11 December 2018, 05:39 PM   #33
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15450. I have a 7" wrist and I owned a 15400 for about a year. It always looked too big and I never wore it. The 15450 is a beautiful watch in a more classic size that doesn't make you look like you're compensating.
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Old 12 December 2018, 04:23 AM   #34
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It's just a matter of personal preference how you like it on your own wrist. But based on the very close up pictures, I'd say the 450 looks better imo and I wear the 15400. Would be better to take shots of your wrist from further away to get a better idea.
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Old 12 December 2018, 04:31 AM   #35
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Old 12 December 2018, 05:54 AM   #36
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Would buy a used 15202. I bought one recently for usd21k in perfect condition with white dial. Much nicer than either 15400 or 450. I own the 15400 blue dial and find it too big (17cm wrist).
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Old 12 December 2018, 10:06 AM   #37
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Could go either way, depending on how much presence you want.

Also, the 41mm may have higher resale value (just guessing) when you want to flip it in the future.
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Old 12 December 2018, 10:44 AM   #38
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My wrist is 6.75", and was fully expecting the 15400 to be too big. I went all over the Diamond District today, and found that the 15450 was definitely too small for me. The 15400 was a large watch for sure, but in a good way. Even saw a woman working at one of the booths wearing a 15400! Also at Motion in Time, they referred to the 15450 as a woman's watch when I pointed to it, lol.
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Old 12 December 2018, 01:31 PM   #39
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My wrist is 6.75", and was fully expecting the 15400 to be too big. I went all over the Diamond District today, and found that the 15450 was definitely too small for me. The 15400 was a large watch for sure, but in a good way. Even saw a woman working at one of the booths wearing a 15400! Also at Motion in Time, they referred to the 15450 as a woman's watch when I pointed to it, lol.


At 6.75, a 15400 will be enormous. I have a 7 and found it way too big. To each their own but 37mm is hardly a women's watch, too small for me at 7" but at 6.5 or so, should be perfect. Why I stick to 39's.


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Old 12 December 2018, 03:43 PM   #40
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At 6.75, a 15400 will be enormous. I have a 7 and found it way too big.
Feels and looks OK to me! This 15400 came off the wrist of a thin 5'2 woman, and it looked awesome on her. Here it is on my hairy arms.






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Old 12 December 2018, 09:30 PM   #41
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Feels and looks OK to me! This 15400 came off the wrist of a thin 5'2 woman, and it looked awesome on her. Here it is on my hairy arms.
That looks really, really good on you actually.
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Old 13 December 2018, 04:10 AM   #42
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Thanks! Wish the rose gold was within my budget.
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Old 14 December 2018, 02:19 PM   #43
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Your pics want me to get the rose good with black dial now. Looks amazing.

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Old 14 December 2018, 02:28 PM   #44
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The 37mm looks best.
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Old 15 December 2018, 02:31 PM   #45
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15450st is what I have now. And I feel it's more wearable as a daily.



I used to have a 15400st and though I felt I can pull it off with the flat wrist, it eventually felt too large.



If I want a an FU AP that's too big for me and not give a care, it'll be an ROO
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Old 30 December 2018, 12:52 AM   #46
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I think the wrist shot is always a bit deceiving because they are taken mostly by mobile phone cameras that are just 6 inches away from wrist making the distortion way too higher than how actually th watch wears. It’s mostly the third persons view that decides if the watch wears nice or large. I suggest any referencing for wrist wearability of the watch is done through mirror and not directly over the wrist.

I have 6.5” wrist (although flat) and I think 15400 and 26331 is just a perfect fit for me. Both are 41mm and I think they work like a charm on my small-ish wrists as well.


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Old 30 December 2018, 10:35 PM   #47
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This is how nicely the 15400 wears on 6.5” wrist, when looked through third persons perspective.


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Old 4 January 2019, 10:30 AM   #48
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I like the 15450
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Old 4 January 2019, 06:15 PM   #49
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This is how nicely the 15400 wears on 6.5” wrist, when looked through third persons perspective.


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This looks fantastic. I really do think the traditional “wrist close-up” is deceiving in that it distorts the relative size of the watch - especially so with the RO. I’m grappling with the same question now (15450 vs. 15400), and in my experience the 15400 fits much more comfortably on my 6.75” flat wrist.
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Old 4 January 2019, 06:19 PM   #50
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This looks fantastic. I really do think the traditional “wrist close-up” is deceiving in that it distorts the relative size of the watch - especially so with the RO. I’m grappling with the same question now (15450 vs. 15400), and in my experience the 15400 fits much more comfortably on my 6.75” flat wrist.


This is exactly right mate. When we take wrist shots, the mobile camera is usually like 3” away from watch and it causes image distortion and shows watch as blown out of wrist, whereas, in all practical terms, the watch doesn’t flare out that bad.

So this picture is of the same 41mm but ROC which is even more thicker than 15400, and photo taken from mobile camera but only from maybe 1.5 feet away resulting in lesser lens distortion. Even on my tiny 6.5” wrist, the RO/ROC case doesn’t flare out, as you can see.



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Old 4 January 2019, 09:02 PM   #51
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At 6.75, a 15400 will be enormous. I have a 7 and found it way too big. To each their own but 37mm is hardly a women's watch, too small for me at 7" but at 6.5 or so, should be perfect. Why I stick to 39's.


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It depends on your wrist shape, if you have a flat wrist 6.75inches, a 15400 should be fine. Rounder wrist you might have to go with the 15450ST.
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Old 4 January 2019, 10:30 PM   #52
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It depends on your wrist shape, if you have a flat wrist 6.75inches, a 15400 should be fine. Rounder wrist you might have to go with the 15450ST.


I have a 7" flat wrist and owned a 15400, found it too large. The dial is enormous on it. I think had they made the bezel thicker and dial smaller, it may have worn better. Sold it and bought blue 15300.



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Old 5 January 2019, 02:09 AM   #53
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15450 gets my vote.
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Old 5 January 2019, 02:18 AM   #54
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I have a 7" flat wrist and owned a 15400, found it too large. The dial is enormous on it. I think had they made the bezel thicker and dial smaller, it may have worn better. Sold it and bought blue 15300.



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Both of those look excellent on your wrists to me. At the end of the day, it all comes down to personal taste.


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Old 5 January 2019, 03:33 AM   #55
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Feels and looks OK to me! This 15400 came off the wrist of a thin 5'2 woman, and it looked awesome on her. Here it is on my hairy arms.






Off-topic but that watch was opened and put back together by a hack watchmaker ... I don't know if it is funny or painful but it sure makes me dizzy.
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Old 5 January 2019, 04:36 AM   #56
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Off-topic but that watch was opened and put back together by a hack watchmaker ... I don't know if it is funny or painful but it sure makes me dizzy.
How can you tell?
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Old 5 January 2019, 04:58 AM   #57
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How can you tell?
Hint: bezel brush ...
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Old 5 January 2019, 08:29 PM   #58
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Hint: bezel brush ...


Wow. Never seen this horizontal brush lining


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Old 5 January 2019, 08:47 PM   #59
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Get what you think fits better...it's all preference. Similar wrists have had Offshores and Concepts forced upon them so a 15400 is hardly a stretch.
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Old 10 January 2019, 01:25 PM   #60
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I personally went for the 15450 and think it looks better on you as well
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