Watch too big?

[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

[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.

[Watchdog]

Where what you like and enjoy; it’s for you anyway. Besides, no one else is even paying attention.

[faimag]

Discussing if a watch it too big on someone else is like discussing if everything they wear looks good or it fits too tight or too loose. Never ending process. In essence we are saying that 'this watch would not fit on me if I had that wrist'

[PenDelicate]

Originally Posted by Walkersun

As others have pointed out, it has so much to do with the angle. Here’s the YM40 on my 6.5” wrist:

From this perspective it looks too big for my wrist, but zoom out a few feet and it looks like I could easily jump up to at least a 42mm with no problem:



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Excellent comparison shots.

[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

[travisb]

The only opinion that matters is yours. My sweet spot is 40-42mm but i love the look and feel of many 47mm PAMs.

[georgew]

with a 6.75 in "medium" sized wrist, the 39 - 42mm size looks, and fits, best on me (personal opinion of course). Could I wear a 43mm SD, or slightly larger - sure, but I wouldn't feel it looked right on me. So, it is about how you feel, not what others think. That said, when I see others wearing a very loose watch, that flops around on their wrist, I wonder how that isn;t extremely distracting and uncomfortable - but YMMV. This is about as big as I choose to go

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[brandrea]

Individual preference.

Generally speaking if you have to ask, it’s too large IMO

[zengineer]

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?

100% yes. The strap or bracelet should flow as a natural extension of the lugs and not abruptly 90 degrees away like a child clinging for dear life to the safety bar of an out of control roller coaster.

And unless the camera is 2 inches from the crystal, that isn't the problem with most examples.

[fskywalker]

Yes


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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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[Watchsama]

Would you wear shoes or a shirt that's too big? If no, why should you wear a watch where the lugs are hanging out...

[Thewatchfactor]

I don't think it is, but do you like the watch? If you do then wear it.

[Calatrava r]

People wear 52mm watches. No watch is too big (or too small.)

[worldofoyster]

sometime tighten the bracelet make the watch look smaller

[twinfo]

The watch does not look big from the pictures, actually it looks accurate and perfect.

[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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[Driver8]

As plenty of others have said, the foreshortening effect you get from an extreme wrist close-up is never flattering, and often quite deceiving.

The watch sizes I’ve preferred have changed considerably over the years, but my own personal rule of thumb has always been ‘no overhanging lugs’. When I see that I always think it looks like a kid taking his dads watch to show-and-tell.

But each to their own, and as long as the owner thinks it looks good that’s all that matters. Wear ‘em if you’ve got ‘em.

[jimcameron]

Would you consider these too large for the wearer?

100% up to the owner. If they are happy that's all that matters.

[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)

[LC23]

any deepsea unless you have a big wrist

[LC23]

Originally Posted by PenDelicate

Excellent comparison shots.

the problems the shirt

[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!!