Wear what you love and what you are comfortable with. Who cares what people think. I personally think a larger watch looks better on a wrist if you have man sized wrists. Gives the watch morel depth, more character and substance. You feel like you are wearing something of value ruggedness and durability.
You can say that about anything but people generally wear ill-fitting items less; be it pants, shoes or watches. It's not just about what others think.
Irrespective of wrist size, it's interesting that many people seem to think this way nowadays, when in the past it would have been almost exactly the opposite. A smaller watch is more difficult to make, and a "fine watch" gains its character from subtleties of design and finishing that have nothing to do with size. A watch that is "rugged" would have been thought of as crass and agricultural in the past, while leaving aside personal taste, any designed object where form follows function will have an inherent elegance. The function of a watch is to be strapped to the wrist and to tell the time. It needs to be large enough to be easily legible (30-35mm is quite sufficient for that), but once that's achieved its form should be proportional to the size of the wrist and follow the contours of the wrist. For some men with very large wrists a 40mm watch may look well-proportioned in that objective sense, but for the majority the ideal size will be in the range of 30-40mm. The current tendency to see large, inelegant watches as having "character" and "substance" is an interesting cultural phenomenon, perhaps revealing something about an impoverished grammar in manufactured objects in current popular culture. It's difficult not to see it as related to our current polarised cultural and political environment that makes nuance difficult to express, and where shouting nonsense is the only way to be heard.
@@neil4701 I'm not sure if your response was meant to include satire but you are clearly an articulate, cultured individual that enjoys flashing 47mm Fossil watches at ladies in this year of 2023.
Best video that I have seen on the subject of appropriate watch size. Appropriate size is a key factor in aesthetics and one that, unfortunately, is often neglected by watch enthusiasts.
I think size and height of body matters too. I have a 6.76 inch wrist 185lbs 6' tall ..not that big and anything smaller than 43mm looks too small. I had a 47" that got the most compliments on as it suited my size the best
Such a great video. Over the years, I'm embarrassed to think about how much I've spent on really amazing watches that I just never wore because they were too large, too small, too chunky, or just wrong for me in some way. Now I rely on a few great, classic designs that have me covered for just about any event or activity.
I’m 6’5, 190lbs, lean muscle and have only 6.5 inch wrists so pretty small compared to my height and I wear a 36mm watch. I’m into history so love that era of sizes and I’ve had no one say I’m wearing a watch too small because it looks very fitting.
I find that wrist circumference is an extremely overrated way to choose a watch size because while my wrist is only 7" in circumference it is VERY rectangular. What does it matter what my wrist circumference is when my wrists are 40mm tall but 60mm wide? Can you imagine how stupidly small that a 40mm dial looks on my wrist with a full centimetre of wrist at the top and another full centimetre at the bottom? My "average" wrist easily accomodates watches like the Invicta Grand Diver (47mm), Tissot Seastar 2000 (46mm) and O.G. Bulova Lunar Pilot (45mm). What matters most is how WIDE your wrist is. How tall it is doesn't really matter because you have to size the watch to the platform on which it will sit and that is all a matter of width. The only thing that circumference really matters for is how many links you need to remove from a bracelet. People should just hold a ruler across their wrist and measure end to end in millimetres. With a wrist that's 60mm wide, a 53mm lug-to-lug isn't big, it's close to perfect.
In my early days of watch buying I needed help figuring out whether I should go with a 38 or 40mm watch. I discovered by trial and error the truth of what he says regarding the fact that a too-large watch can make the rest of your body seem small and otherwise not look right. I also discovered that I needed to work against contemporary trends that seem to prefer larger case sizes. That is why I find it frustrating that watch reviewers only show the watch on the wrist, as he does, rather than take a wider shot and show how it looks on the entire arm. That would make these reviews a lot more helpful.
As was mentioned, your body type really makes a difference on wearability. Especially forearm size. I have pretty small 6.5" (16.5 cm) wrists, but I lift weights, so I have pretty large forearms. It genuinely allows me to wear larger watches with less concern than others I've seen with similarly small wrists. Want to wear bigger watches? Go lift weights!
Lol same here.Im fairly athletic built and my 6.5" inch i wear 50mm lug to lug watches around 43mm dial. 40mm is the smallest i go. Anything below 40 seems feminine
I wish you had gotten to the why. For example why were smaller watch considered preferred than the larger ones today? Differences between sizing for men and women. Cosmetically I think the watches of today are generally pretty bad for women. They take 2 mm off and call it a day. Aside from personal taste, why is the ratio of case diameter to wrist size that is most appealing to non watch collectors versus watch collectors. Artists have certain ratios for beauty, how does this compare?
When I see a 33-35 millimeter watch on most guys it just looks like a watch should, most modern watches look silly. I think we will smirk at them the same way we do the wide suit lapels of the 70s within a decade.
I have an 8 inch (20cm) wrist and I very comfortably wear pieces varying in size from my 1949 Smiths 12-15 at 31mm up to my 47mm Invicta Grand Diver (I also have a GShock Mudmaster at 53mm)
My approach to collecting is getting and appreciating this for what they are and what they were meant to be. A Luminor should wear large, while a Tank should wear small, etc.
I love the educational approach that Chrono24 is taking (and I say that as a professor passionate about education). Keep up the good work, and keep levelling up.😅 B+ because well done, yet room for growth. Chrono24 is A+ material, and shall get there!🧑🎓🧑🏫⌚
Celebrites don't pay for anything they have... They are a living advertisement for the masses... A celebrity is a brand themselves... People sucker in for what the celebrity gets for free...
Spot on! And everyone who quotes the ever-brillant Mark Cho has earned a like anyway. 😉 I'm typing this while wearing my Oris Big Crown Pointer Date in 36mm on my 7 inch wrist - and it fits like a glove.
In the end of the day its all about personal preference. I wear anything from 27 to 40mm watches. Case shape and thickness matter just as much as the diameter.
Warum werden keine wirklich dünnen Uhren mehr vorgestellt. Ich kaufte vor ca. 40 a eine Concord Delirium. Leider wurde sie bei einem Radunfall stark beschädigt und war nicht mehr zu reparieren. Ich suche etwas vergleichbares! Leider wird kaum bis gar nicht über dünne neue Uhren berichtet. Bin ich einer der wenigen, die nicht Lust haben mit dicken und meist schweren Uhren rumzulaufen?
Sounds like you're saying Rolets and not Rolex, which is more interesting than you might think, as I have an acquaintance who mispronounces X as TS. Is this a thing? Edit: Yep, he's definitely saying "Rolets". Listen for yourself. Multiple times he says it.
@@Chrono24Official oh it's me who should be sorry, , you got nothing to apologize for. It's not annoying and the only reason I even noticed is because a friend of mine does something similar. Have a good one!
After impulse buying so many watches that were to big for my 6.25 inch wrist ...I finally learned the importance of the Lug to Lug spec. and the shape and angle of the Lugs. I'm comfortable staying in the 46 mm or less range with the exception of my Bertucci with 49 mm lugs that literally wrap down and hug my wrist. Great topic and well done.