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11 January 2016, 06:12 AM | #31 |
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11 January 2016, 11:36 AM | #32 |
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11 January 2016, 12:48 PM | #33 |
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I have smallish wrists (6.75) and 36mm is still the smallest I would wear and have worn. However, my daily is the BLNR 40mm. A 42mm is just too big for my liking.
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11 January 2016, 01:57 PM | #34 |
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34mm would look fine up to a 6.25" wrist.
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11 January 2016, 02:03 PM | #35 |
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As said, if you got fine wrist it looks OK. I have 7 1/4 wrists and wear anything down to a 36mm Explorer or Datejust, which I still think looks/feels OK because they are on a metal bracelet. Anything smaller, especially on a strap, is tough, perhaps the right vintage one.
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11 January 2016, 02:17 PM | #36 |
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Blue dial....was thinking silver but have the Rhodium dial on my DD. Wanted something a little different.
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11 January 2016, 04:52 PM | #37 |
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11 January 2016, 06:03 PM | #38 |
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40-42mm is the perfect size for me. I have tried 36mm and think it looks too small on me but I'm quite sure that with some time wearing it I would realise that it's probably all in my head. I wouldn't go down to 34mm for me personally though. I don't think it would suit my 7.75 wrists. I find the 36mm DJ's look small on me initially but I think this may be down to me taking off a 40mm in the store and putting a 36mm on straight after it.
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11 January 2016, 09:35 PM | #39 |
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i find small watches very noble , this Conny was about 33.6mm already sold but nor forgotten . same wrist with a different watch
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I have a Rolex date which is a 34mm and I wear it all the time. I have a 7 inch wrists and I think it suits me just fine. I also own different sized watched right up to 42mm and I have never had a problem with sizing with any of them.
34mm for me is a tad small yes, but I think it I makes it quite understated and gives me a clean look without my watch being over the top.
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12 January 2016, 12:30 AM | #41 |
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I'm thinking of getting a 34 for my wife...
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12 January 2016, 01:29 AM | #42 |
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27 September 2017, 06:00 AM | #43 |
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I recently changed my 214270 39mm Explorer to 114200 34mm OP with Champagne dial. I never did look at my Explorer with such "in love" eyes. I have 6,7" wrist. I do feel a bit peer pressure from my, sporty +40mm, wearing friends. I think, in the end it's all about your self confidence and how you see yourself with the watch (and if You care about what other people think).
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27 September 2017, 02:29 PM | #44 |
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I have several watches that are 34mm or smaller.
I like them, although they don't get the bulk of the wear. I wear them in spurts.
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27 September 2017, 09:51 PM | #45 |
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34mm is my sweet spot. I could go 36mm but not 40. Just personal taste. Wear what makes you happy.
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27 September 2017, 11:11 PM | #46 |
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Not subscribing to current fad of strapping station clocks to your wrists, with nylon snatchstraps no less
34-36mm is perfect gentlemen's size, lies neatly under cuffs if needed. Don't understand the "sports" craze either... IMHO they strike me like grandpa's big squarerigger 4dr... yeah so it's got a 7lt Hemi and could go like stink, it's still an odd look. When I want to do Odd Look, I dig out the Boy Size collection dayum they sure get looks when half the table has dinnerplate Pans. |
28 September 2017, 02:23 AM | #47 |
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I'm another member of the Air King club. Conceptually it always seems a bit small but it always seems nicely in proportion on my wrist.
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28 September 2017, 02:30 AM | #49 |
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34 mm is way too small for my taste, but I can see how others wouldn't agree. I'm glad there is lots of choice out there
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28 September 2017, 02:42 AM | #50 |
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I have 8 in wrists and wore a 34mm for years. Again, no one ever noticed it as a Rolex or cared. I bought it for me and it suited me. Now the DD36 suits me perfect too. DD40? Doubt it. I'm content. Happy. Not chasing fads.
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28 September 2017, 03:29 AM | #51 |
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Ive got a 34mm date and yea it feels small compared to some other watches I own but it still looks good and feels good so it doesn't matter to me
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28 September 2017, 02:06 PM | #52 |
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Vintage Omega 34 mm on an 8 inch wrist, yes, all the time.
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29 September 2017, 11:57 AM | #53 |
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I owned a 5701 last year, I loved it
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23 November 2017, 05:49 AM | #54 |
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My 34mm OP.
Champagne dial
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23 November 2017, 06:13 AM | #55 |
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I've added this one since my last post.
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23 November 2017, 06:56 AM | #56 |
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One practical advantage of smaller watches is that they seem much less prone to dings and scratches, and slip effortlessly under the cuff - for those who care about such things.
That said, I find 36mm to be my ideal size for dress watches. |
24 November 2017, 02:00 AM | #57 |
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i've owned an air king, oyster precision and oyster perpetual date, never felt too small
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24 November 2017, 02:02 AM | #58 |
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i've got one of these on layaway right now, this one is the nicest i've seen in quite some time though, mines missing a lume plot, but otherwise perfect. mine's a swiss only underline dial though which really peaked my interest. stunning watch, can't wait to get mine on my wrist.
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25 June 2018, 02:03 AM | #60 |
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IMO 34 is fine for me but not as a daily wearer. Have an older Cartier tank that equates roughly to 34...caveat for me is that I need to wear it a few days in a row...the first day I put it on I think “wtf this looks so awkward” but by the second or third day i like it much more, and right around this time it goes back to the drawer lol. Won’t get rid of it due to sentimental reasons but def don’t wear it often.
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