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7 February 2019, 10:39 PM | #1 |
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AP ROO Diver on small wrist
Hi. I am considering the AP ROO Diver. My wrist size is 6.25 inches.
Any ROO Divers with small wrists out there? FYI, I currently own the SubC and the PP 5711/1a and they both fit me fine. I heard that these ROO cases wear really big. Thanks in advance. |
7 February 2019, 10:48 PM | #2 |
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I also wear SubC and 5711, both are a great fit for my wrist which is slightly larger than yours, but still quite small.
AP ROOs (42mm) simply look ridiculously large on my wrist. Pics when I tried AP a few years ago: |
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I used to have a 15703ST Diver. In the end, I admitted it was just too big. I am much happier now with my 5167A on rubber and a 36mm 14790 AP RO 6.75" wrist BTW
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Just chiming in, my wrist is around your size, if not slightly smaller. I have a 15450 and a 5167A, both of which I can comfortably wear. I’ve also had many opportunities to try on a 5711 and it works fine. But the 42MM ROOs just swallow my wrist - way too big. I’ve tried to talk myself into it many times and it just doesn’t work.
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8 February 2019, 01:23 AM | #8 |
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I have a 7" wrist and starting to find the offshores too big. I had 3 of them and down to 1 now.
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6.5” wrist here - aquanaut shot too for comparison.
I think equally important to wrist size is forearm and body size too. It’s a largish watch, but don’t feel it’s too big ever.
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The aquanaut looks very fine on your wrist......you should buy it
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It was my lead option at one point before I tried on the diver - I just felt a bit underwhelmed by it on the wrist. I think too much flat brushed bezel surface, and not enough going on visually for me with the dial and rest of the case. Also I do very much like having the ability to tighten or loosen the strap by a notch during the day as needed. Even despite the massive gain in resale value of the Patek, I would still make the same decision again as I haven’t tried on anything more perfect for me than my 15710. The only other watch i would like at the moment is an exp1 but I also know I would hardly ever wear it, as I would want to put it on rubber and it just wouldn’t get a fair share of wrist time vs. the AP. A complicated sports PP or the new black/red CE bezel 42 ROO would probably be about the only thing which could displace the diver in future but for now I am very much luxuriously satisfied :)
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6.5" wrist..had the Diver for two months..invested in a short strap and tried various combinations of strap length to make it sit right..
and it wore HUGE for 42mm on a rubber strap even..and I come from Panerai... ultimately...move it on...
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I think the angles you are shooting at are misleading. The aquanaut looks larger on your wrist than the diver, which is insane. Clearly you having the diver angled is making it appear smaller on you than it is. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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7 and a quarter inch wrist here, sold the diver and the rest of my offshores as I’m used to Patek now, the offshores are way too bulky for me now...
Some pics for comparison: Diver Elephant Tour auto limited edition Trulli, 5712 and 15300 compared Hope that helps |
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I'm headed in the same direction..... never thought I would be doing it. Your old 15300 will likely stay however. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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The one that got away.....
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Probably too big unless you have flat wrists which sort of add half an inch to your wrist span so you'd be like a 6.75. Might be the thickness is an issue for you compared to the others you have, so don't expect it to be as flat.
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Thanks for sharing.
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I'm a big guy 6'2, 220 I have the 15710 which I love, but it does wear big even on my wrist.
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Good point about the angles, this is probably the photo I’ve got where it looks the largest but still isn’t quite centred on my wrist due to my tendency to wear it a little loose. It is for sure a considerably bigger & heavier watch in all dimensions than the aquanaut, what the photos don’t show are the svelteness of the Patek.
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My experience was the diver fit very much like the sea dweller. 16600
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I have a driver and they indeed are large. You need to find the perfect fit since it's really top heavy. I've been wearing my Batman which is easier to wear. Also if you have small arms, the wide width of the rubber straps on the diver might bother you, it still bothers me. Kinda wish they used a tapered strap.
I guess the diver is a "divers" watch and is meant to be worn over a wet suit, hence the wide straps. |
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Wow the 5712 looks big here
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