Watch too big?

[TikTok]

I see lots of pics where the lugs extend past (or very close to the end of) the wrist and consequently, the strap virtually hangs straight down
Would you consider these too large for the wearer?

[Mystro]

It also depends on then angle of the pic. Some pics don’t properly represent the real life proportions.

[Gaussian]

Originally Posted by TikTok

I see lots of pics where the lugs extend past (or very close to the end of) the wrist and consequently, the strap virtually hangs straight down
Would you consider these too large for the wearer?

The real test is to judge how it feels. If it feels good, and you like it, then wear it!




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[Harry-57]

Originally Posted by Gaussian

The real test is to judge how it feels. If it feels good, and you like it, then wear it!

This.

[Garry1]

Originally Posted by Gaussian

The real test is to judge how it feels. If it feels good, and you like it, then wear it!




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Exactly! How it feels on the wrist is very important.

[GolfJunkie]

I think the majority of phots you're seeing online are either taken to close to the wrist or have been cropped down so much that i make the watch look larger than it is.

I also don't think anyone should tell another individual what size watch they should wear. Everyone should wear what they like and what makes them feel good. Whether that's a 44mm Panerai on a 6.5" wrist or a 36mm DJ on an 7.5" wrist. It's all up to what each individual likes and feels comfortable with.

Here are a few pics taken seconds apart. One looks like the lugs extend past my wrist and the other looks like I have room to spare...

[Gaussian]

Originally Posted by GolfJunkie

I think the majority of phots you're seeing online are either taken to close to the wrist or have been cropped down so much that i make the watch look larger than it is.

I also don't think anyone should tell another individual what size watch they should wear. Everyone should wear what they like and what makes them feel good. Whether that's a 44mm Panerai on a 6.5" wrist or a 36mm DJ on an 7.5" wrist. It's all up to what each individual likes and feels comfortable with.

Here are a few pics taken seconds apart. One looks like the lugs extend past my wrist and the other looks like I have room to spare...

Originally Posted by GolfJunkie

I think the majority of phots you're seeing online are either taken to close to the wrist or have been cropped down so much that i make the watch look larger than it is.



I also don't think anyone should tell another individual what size watch they should wear. Everyone should wear what they like and what makes them feel good. Whether that's a 44mm Panerai on a 6.5" wrist or a 36mm DJ on an 7.5" wrist. It's all up to what each individual likes and feels comfortable with.



Here are a few pics taken seconds apart. One looks like the lugs extend past my wrist and the other looks like I have room to spare...

I love your Sub, no-date!

Your photos make me think of another potential topic; do you wear your watch above or below your wrist? It might be a good one to poll.

There is not a wrong answer. I’ve just never tried wearing a watch above my wrist as your pictures show.


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[GolfJunkie]

Originally Posted by Gaussian

I love your Sub, no-date!

Your photos make me think of another potential topic; do you wear your watch above or below your wrist? It might be a good one to poll.

There is not a wrong answer. I’ve just never tried wearing a watch above my wrist as your pictures show.


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Thank you

For me, I've always worn my watches above my wrist bone. It's where I get the best fit and is most comfortable. I've never tried wearing it below but I feel like it would be on the back of my hand at that point and would be very uncomfortable.

[georgew]

Originally Posted by GolfJunkie

Thank you

For me, I've always worn my watches above my wrist bone. It's where I get the best fit and is most comfortable. I've never tried wearing it below but I feel like it would be on the back of my hand at that point and would be very uncomfortable.

this has been my experience with fitting the bracelet. Riding up and then down over the wrist bone is uncomfortable for me personally. But, you do you

[huncho]

Originally Posted by GolfJunkie

I think the majority of phots you're seeing online are either taken to close to the wrist or have been cropped down so much that i make the watch look larger than it is.

I also don't think anyone should tell another individual what size watch they should wear. Everyone should wear what they like and what makes them feel good. Whether that's a 44mm Panerai on a 6.5" wrist or a 36mm DJ on an 7.5" wrist. It's all up to what each individual likes and feels comfortable with.

Here are a few pics taken seconds apart. One looks like the lugs extend past my wrist and the other looks like I have room to spare...

neither of those photos look like the watch is too big, it clearly shows a good inch or more of your wrist outside the lugs. there are photos here where watches are clearly too big but people just don't want to wear smaller watches

[GolfJunkie]

Originally Posted by huncho

neither of those photos look like the watch is too big, it clearly shows a good inch or more of your wrist outside the lugs. there are photos here where watches are clearly too big but people just don't want to wear smaller watches

You're right, maybe my pics were a bad example.

But like I said originally, I think a lot of the pics you see online look too big due to the angle and proximity that the picture was taken.

Yes, there are watches that are just too big. IMO, The Deepsea Challenge is one of them. But if owners like it and are willing to wear it, more power to them

[oak3x]

Originally Posted by GolfJunkie

I think the majority of phots you're seeing online are either taken to close to the wrist or have been cropped down so much that i make the watch look larger than it is.

I also don't think anyone should tell another individual what size watch they should wear. Everyone should wear what they like and what makes them feel good. Whether that's a 44mm Panerai on a 6.5" wrist or a 36mm DJ on an 7.5" wrist. It's all up to what each individual likes and feels comfortable with.

Here are a few pics taken seconds apart. One looks like the lugs extend past my wrist and the other looks like I have room to spare...

As a person who dabbles quite a bit in photography... This deduction is spot on regarding the photo approach

[Cassidyanne]

Originally Posted by GolfJunkie

I think the majority of phots you're seeing online are either taken to close to the wrist or have been cropped down so much that i make the watch look larger than it is.

I also don't think anyone should tell another individual what size watch they should wear. Everyone should wear what they like and what makes them feel good. Whether that's a 44mm Panerai on a 6.5" wrist or a 36mm DJ on an 7.5" wrist. It's all up to what each individual likes and feels comfortable with.

Here are a few pics taken seconds apart. One looks like the lugs extend past my wrist and the other looks like I have room to spare...

Of course your watch doesn’t look that big on your 6.5 inch wrist because you’re wearing it almost at your elbow!!

[amphr1]

If there's a big gap then yes. I'd there's no gap but the lug goes straight down, and if the end if the lug is aggressively curved then it works.

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[TikTok]

It wasn’t my intention to question people's preferences. Hey, what they like is far more important than others opinions.
Was told, many years ago that if a strap hangs vertically then the watch is likely to spin on the wrist and was advised (at that time) to size a watch so at least a portion of the first links extends as near to horizontal as possible.
Of course, designs have changed and maybe that doesn't hold water any more.
Just asking.

[TikTok]

^^ Ditto.

[173rdabn]

What works for you. Yours is the only opinion that counts.

[Big Tex Rolex]

I don’t know how big it is … but dang it looks good.

On my wrist, when I tried it on at my AD … it was not too big in circumference, but it was too “thick”, for me, so I had to pass.

[Krash]

I have 7.5” wrists and in some pictures, even my watches look too big. But from a far, all my watches look great.

So a lot of these close-up wrist shots aren’t an accurate reflection of how they fit. Honestly, I don’t even like to post close-up wrist shots anymore because of this. However, I do think some guys on TRF are wearing watches that are too big for them.




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[RTG]

Originally Posted by Mystro

It also depends on then angle of the pic. Some pics don’t properly represent the real life proportions.

Originally Posted by GolfJunkie

I think the majority of phots you're seeing online are either taken to close to the wrist or have been cropped down so much that i make the watch look larger than it is.

I also don't think anyone should tell another individual what size watch they should wear. Everyone should wear what they like and what makes them feel good. Whether that's a 44mm Panerai on a 6.5" wrist or a 36mm DJ on an 7.5" wrist. It's all up to what each individual likes and feels comfortable with.

Here are a few pics taken seconds apart. One looks like the lugs extend past my wrist and the other looks like I have room to spare...

I agree. It's all about how close your camera is to your watch. Most peoples phone pics are taken way to close to the item for there to be any real understanding of watch to wrist relationship.

[Mystro]

Remember on TRF we take pics to showcase the watch first.

[Nodzex]

Simple answer is, YES!
If lugs are hanging over your wrist, it’s way too large.

[WilsdorfNDavis]

Go ahead and tell this guy his watch is too small and he's wearing it too loose to boot!

[samson66]

Originally Posted by WilsdorfNDavis

Go ahead and tell this guy his watch is too small and he's wearing it too loose to boot!

Honestly that watch looks ridiculously too small for him and if he were alive I'd be happy to tell him about it (from a safe distance of course)

[RCorsa]

That’s one of the oddest photos with the persons face blacked out like they are wearing a bag?!? I’d love to hear the rationale for that edit! Lol

[Krash]

Originally Posted by RCorsa

That’s one of the oddest photos with the persons face blacked out like they are wearing a bag?!? I’d love to hear the rationale for that edit! Lol

The rationale is simple. Anonymity. I don’t want anyone to recognize me. I’m not the only that does that. Lots of subscribers do. Someone else just did that on the bespoke suit thread in the general topics section.


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[KatGirl]

Originally Posted by RCorsa

That’s one of the oddest photos with the persons face blacked out like they are wearing a bag?!? I’d love to hear the rationale for that edit! Lol

I was thinking the same thing. Just take the pic lower, or crop it, to not see the face.

Kat


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[Krash]

Originally Posted by KatGirl

I was thinking the same thing. Just take the pic lower, or crop it, to not see the face.

Kat


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Fixed.




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[Jackie Daytona]

Doesn’t matter what I think or anyone else really. It’s their watch, they are happy, that’s all that matters.

[sevykor]

Size is subjective, but one must have a reference point.


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