Trying the Rolex Explorer 40mm + Why Watches are Badly Designed!!! 

I find that my 40 mm Explorer feels small on my 7.5/7.75” wrists. I love it though 🤙

The 40mm exploder is a sleeper for sure. Fits better than my aqua terra 41 on my 7 inch wrists. Also It measures closer to 39.

If you think it’s too big that’s why they are giving you the option of the 36mm. I bought the 40mm Explorer recently and it fits me perfectly, wears much smaller than my 40mm ceramic sub which is very bulky and heavy in comparison.

Really is such a personal preference and choice. I don’t have a large wrist, about 6.3”, have a speed master pro moonwatch, Omega Seamaster pro 300m (that’s pushing boundaries for me but after all, it’s a diver) and my first Rolex, an Explorer 40m. I love the explorer. Such a clean classic dial, functional, easy to read, designed with purpose and is such a timeless classic. I tried the 36mm DJ and to me it really felt like wearing a woman’s dress watch. I realize to each his own and historically a 36mm was a very common men’s watch; it’s all just personal preference. Everyone should wear their pieces in good health and spirit.

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If you are right handed you would have more dexterity with that hand which would make it easier to manipulate the crown, bezel, and pushers with that right hand. If you wore the watch where most watch people say to wear it, which is above the head of your ulna bone, then it wouldn't dig into your wrist. In my opinion for a right handed person it is actually the most optimal way to wear a wrist watch.

I wear my watches a bit above on my wrist, above the bone, so I don't have the problem of crown/crown guards digging into my skin. However, I do wear my watches on my right arm when I am driving manual, in order to reduce tear and wear on the caliber.

I always wear my watch on my right wrist and I'm right handed for the same reason you mentioned. I tried on an explorer 36mm a year or so ago, I've got a 7 inch wrist and it looked too small. However about a month or so ago I had the chance to buy the 40 mm at retail which I personally really love, finally got a ' fleming '!! A couple of weeks after this I was also offered an explorer II polar at retail which at first I thought would be to big. Turns out fits really well so pretty pleased with my purchases......next stop the no date sub! 😇

Couple things depending on where you wear your watch will depend if the crown will dig or not. I wear my watch snug and just beyond my wrist bone so not an issue for me. I own the explorer 40 and my wrist is 6.75 I think it’s perfect. I guess just personal preference.

Left wrist is the norm for right-handers so you don’t drag the watch around while writing and can access the crown without taking it off. Probably less relevant these days as most of us use both hands on a keyboard. And another factor is your wrist structure. I have a prominent left wrist (ulna?) bone which prevents the watch sliding down my wrist and therefore the crown biting into my hand. Works well!

First time viewer. You are great on cam. Very enjoyable!

Interesting what you commented about wrist wearing, I did a post on a social media channel last week regarding this and hope I didn’t offend anyone with the “serial killer” comment. I do wear it on the left wrist but not so far forward that the crown digs into my hand and also quite loose, especially in the warmer months. Love the 40mm Explorer, watches start at 40mm for me and anything less is normally a “no-go” dependent on the model. Hoping to get a call for that exact Explorer model soon…….maybe. 🤔

Personally, i wear my watch on my left wrist despite being right handed, but my wife tells me that a lot of finance people who grew up with land line phones wear their watches on their right wrist so dealers can hold the phone receiver to their ear with their left hand, write notes with right hand and see what exact time it is as well when making time sensitive deals. So there you are. Maybe you’re a trader at heart!

That DJ 41 config is my favourite in mint.

its from being able to wind and set the watch without removing it before the invention of automatic watches.

Felt the same way when I tried on the new 40 Explorer. I just don't get the point of it.

I choose to wear my watches on the left wrist which is my non-dominant hand. IMO, you are more likely to damage your watch on your dominant hand.

I think left or right hand is just a matter of habit. I am right handed and i wear on left cuz when a watch is on my right hand, i dang it into mandom obstacle way more then its on the left

The crown is designed on the right is for ease of setting the time. I think it’s still ok and not really digging into my wrist, especially the Rolexes. Maybe it’s an issue for people wear their loosely

I have a pelagos LHD and for a watch that big the crown on the other side is perfect . I do prefer the fluted bezel which is why I got a 126334.

Would a Submariner be attainable for you to get from your AD ?

That particular Seamaster you have looks spectacular! Have you considered the Aqua Terra?

I’m like you Mark, right handed and wear my watch on the right wrist. I just find it more comfortable that way. If you think originally wrist watches were developed from pocket watches in WWI, with most people being right handed it made sense for it to be on the left wrist, as the right hand was gripping a rifle stock and the trigger, and it would have been easier to turn the left wrist to check the time. Plus, as these watches were hand wound, the right handed soldiers would have found it easier to wind the watch with the crown on the right side of the case, and in those days if you were left handed, they beat that out of you in school thinking you were some sort of deviant.

If you’re right handed, and you wear your watch on the right, you’ll scratch it much more easily, since you’re using that hand much more for movements. Also there is no way the DJ41 looks smaller than the explorer 40! Especially with the white dial!

I would probably like the fit of the 39mm explorer, although I’ve never tried it on. I’m starting to like “smaller” watches, 38.5mm and up, even though I have a big 8 inch wrist. I like the looks and don’t think it’s too small for me. I appreciate the humor in your videos. Cynical and snarky but not in your face. 😅

How about the Yacht Master 40 Rhodium ? You might like that.

Answer to which hand /crown problem for left -hand watch wearers: Citizen NY0040 ( for 'frugalists" like me, or a Tudor Pelagos LHD for big spenders). Also, isn't the 'right hand free' to do with taking one's sword out of its holder ( not a euphemism ...) as the 'sinistras' were killed for being witches? The Explorer's numerals look stuck in the 70s for me .

I brought the Explorer 40 mm from the same AD where you tried yours on. I also wear my watch on my right wrist. I do this because I am ambidextrous, and it feels correct. I love the size. People wank on about too much negative space blah, blah... I don't care. Just love my watch, and it is my daily wearer..

Another theory I read about regarding Sir Ed was that he was wearing a Smiths watch, but an assistant at a Rolex AD insisted that he carried the Explorer in his backpack. 🤷‍♂️ An Explorer I with a white dial might be interesting also.

When one wears the watch up the arm above the wrist bone, there is no crown digging anywhere. (Looks silly down on the hand anyway)

I have the 39mm its just perfect size watch for me not too small or too big perfect everyday no nonsense (boring) watch 😂 but I still love it thats why its in my for keep collection ❤

Spot on about the Explorer40 - it is just too big. I currently wear the MN-FXD and despite its size and L2L, it wears extremely well but a watch that size without a timing/GMT bezel is too big. The 1016 was a perfect watch but Rolex Kithed* it up with the tarted up squared arabics. I sold my 114270 because I really wanted a 1016. *kithed, tagged - synonyms for effed up taken from Tag and the things they’ve done to Heuer since its acquisition in the 1980s. Kith specifically refers to the new Kith watches, Kith on the dial.

Because wearing it on my dominant hand would mean scratches and bangs galore. Plus, the “correct” way of wearing a watch is above the wrist In exactly the point where the crown does not dig into the hand. Yet to each his own, enjoy it the way you want to, mate 👍🏻

In my opinion, if the crown is digging in, the watch is too loose and dropping too close to the hand. Seiko designed the perfect crown placement and protection on the Turtle, no chance of that crown ever being uncomfortable 👍

I thought on buying the day just 41 white but the more I see it it looks to boring in comparison with the explorer II polar which is the the one I really want, I try to have a reason for all my watches and I think the explorer polar is the best vacation watch. That would be a good idea to make a video “ Best vacation watch “

Luckily the Explorer 40 is 38.6 mm. Couldn't ask for a better size. Rolexes most legible sports watch of all time.

Love this video as a left handed person!

I have absolutely no love for the Explorer 40, but I LOVE my Air King which is also 40mm. Never liked that model. As for the DJ41, I feel any domed bezel on the 41mm is too big and unnecessary. So if I were to really go for domed bezel, it can only be 36mm or smaller

Sweat gets into the pushers and the crown on my Speedmaster if I wear it on my right hand.

I have the same size wrist and the Explorer 40 looks smallish on my wrist. My Speedmaster looks way bigger

I find these videos oddly entertaining. If you have a 7.25” wrist, you can absolutely wear a 40mm Explorer, especially knowing it’s not a true 40. Second, you must be wearing your watches incredibly low on the wrist for the crown to dig in. Third, please never double wrist things again. Then, right when I’m ready to write the whole thing off and ask for a refund of my time, you make the remarkable observation about the white dial DJ 41. How brilliant. All the more considering its vastly greater versatility. I was so pleased over the argument that, against my better judgment, I decided to subscribe. 😂

Try Sinn EZM3 which has the crown on the left!

Seiko has a four o'clock crown on it's Willard turtle and a cushion case , very comfortable........and Hillary wore a Smith's on the mountain Mark

All of the coolness of the Explorer comes from its vintage sizing. 34-36mm was a full sized medium watch for a man in the 1950s. Real manly adventurers didn’t give a crap about “wrist presence”. They cared about their watch staying out the way when they were climbing, sailing, bull fighting and having sex. So the Explorer needs to be classically sized to be right. At 39-40mm it’s a different watch and quite boring.

Is he saying gmt owners can't count?

Why in the world would you want a lame Rolex with those beautiful Omegas?

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Didn't wear Explorer. Period.

Rolex released the Explorer AFTER the Mount Everest climb, so Hillary and Norgay both did not wear an Explorer at all. Norgay did wear a Rolex, and to commemorate the climb, Rolex released the watch called Explorer. Rolex never has claimed that the Explorer has been worn on the first successful climb of Mount Everest. Google is king guys

I personally find the explorer as boring, overrated, and overpriced. I’m sure most people think the opposite to me.

39 was the best size, still is… Period.

If you need to wind or set your watch while you are wearing it you can't while wearing on your right hand. 😅

If you wear a watch properly the crown isn't anywhere near your hand so doesn't dig in when you bend your wrist.

Bull Heads , flog all your current watches and buy Bull Heads , you can wear them on the correct wrist or caggy if you so want ha ha. Ok lets put the Rolex Everest claim to bed, no no no. A Smiths was on Hillarys wrist , Rolex did have watches ( or a watch ? ) on the expedition but not on the summit , they just , as normal , swiped all the glory. I have to agree regarding the 40mm , I own a Timefactors Smiths Everest at 40mm ( first issue quite a while ago ) and these days it hardly gets any wrist time as it just wears bigger than it actually is , although bare in mind I have a sub 7" girly wrist. I love White Dial watches and own a fair few , if Rolex released a White Dial Explorer 36mm I would gladly sell a kidney to own one . Very few buy a GMT for its intended use I would hazard a guess , but they do look cool 😁.

You don't want to wear your watch on your dominant hand because you're doing most stuff with your dominant hand and you don't want to bounce the watch in anything and everything. Especially when doing "manly things" like having sex, as the manly man below mentioned.

Too big....I agree, that watch is supposed to be 36mm.