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| Posted: Thu Aug 13th, 2009 12:43 pm |
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Bromo33333 3T WIS 
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I have been gleaning over vintage watches, saw a watch mini-museum at Tiffany's in NYC, and trying on countless watches of a number of sizes. It seems vintage Men's dress watches are about 31-38mm Vintage design Sport and Pilot watches clock in around appx 39-42mm But it seems that size inflation hit and a modern design men's dress watch *starts* at 38-39mm and 45mm isn't unheard of. And sport/pilot watches are 40mm-50mm! After trying on a number of watches in NYC, I realized that 38mm is about the ideal size for a round watch for me, and 35-36mm didn't look at all bad! So ... does anyone know how the size increases started, and can speculate where it is headed? (And many won't fit under a normal shirt cuff, I am finding out) (I say this as I look at the Rado DiaStar on my wrist which is a positively teensy watch by today's standards (36mm x 42mm oval with the watch face 25mm diameter) but looks dynamite! (Don't get me wrong, I have and like larger watches - I have the Bali Ha'i dive watch at ... well pretty huge anyway, and a Magrette Regattare at ~44mm)
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| Posted: Fri Aug 14th, 2009 03:05 am |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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My 2cents worth: Like anything else, watches and their designs are subject to whimsical fashion influences. What's cool today might be very un-cool tomorrow. However, what goes around, comes around. See how sought after kitsch and art deco is nowadays! For me, I'm not a fashionado, so I buy what I like. I have big and small watches of many different designs. If you're buying to follow a trend, I'm thinking you're buying for the wrong reason. Personally I think the oversize watch trend is just that: a trend. Practicality and common sense will prevail ultimately. Looking at the watch designs that have stood the test of time, "boring" designs certainly come to mind: the Rolex Oysters being a case in point. Having said that, the beauty of our hobby is that it makes provision for all tastes and flavours.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 14th, 2009 02:27 pm |
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Bromo33333 3T WIS
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I am not much of a trend follower either. But, I do find it interesting to observe. I did begin to conclude that the "Big Watch" trend may be winding down when I saw the U-boat watches, because they can't get much, if at all, bigger leaving only one direction! Last edited on Fri Aug 14th, 2009 02:28 pm by Bromo33333 |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 15th, 2009 11:47 pm |
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JKang 3T WIS 
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Being somewhat slim-wristed myself, and having almost bought a Swordfish this year, I did go down the oversized route when I first started on this interest. Saying that oversized watches are a trend is certainly not inaccurate. In this case, it would be a direct result of Stallone and the "Slytech" Panerai. Here I must make the distinction between trend and design. Panerais have never been made small, in fact, they were downsized to the 40mm models as a result of their growing trend status, just so smaller people could wear them practically. Did they start an oversized trend? Yes they did. Did they change because of trends? No they didn't (loosely speaking). Panerai also started the military timepiece trend, and since they'd (technically) covered the sea-end of the business, someone had to cover the air-end right? Enter the Flieger-style. Equally big(er?) with a slightly different story to tell. Interestingly enough, pilot watches have always been on the larger side for practical reasons but the Flieger trend was certainly a departure from the pilot watches of the 1970s - 1990s (Breitling). So, it didn't take long for marketing boffins to realise "Hey military + big = MAN" right? And that's where I feel the plot's gotten a little lost. I won't name any brands, but you will know your fair share of well-known models that have been "upsized to meet the demands of today's enthusiast". IMO, some of these classic designs should never have been tempered with, merely bumping up the case size hardly constitutes an evolution, but is an excellent excuse for a 20% MSRP increment. So, to summarize, are big watches a trend? Definitely. Any watch magazine will yield good examples of "big for the sake of big". I give these guys 3-5 years tops before falling demand is reflected in poor re-sale value. However, I do think that the guys that started big will always sell well. Don't see a Radiomir or Big Pilot ever doing badly. As someone who doesn't own a single piece over 42mm, I'd be very interested to see how the return to smaller, classically styled watches (including "sport utility watches" unfurls. I hope I haven't offended any with this, just my opinion. Jonathan
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16th, 2009 08:52 pm |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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I have a relatively small wrist, about 6 3/4 inches and personally I love the large watches....I only have a few watches left in my collection that are smaller than 42mm. I think this started out as a trend, like stated above, however, IMHO I think the large watches are here to stay, manufactures may also start to make smaller watches again, but for the most part I don't think the large watches will go away.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17th, 2009 11:16 pm |
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scottran 3T WIS 
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I have to agree with Nick. I think the large watches are here to stay. I have all the way up to a 53mm. I dont like them because they are "in style", I just like the larger watches. I live in a pretty rural area and dont pay any attention to fashion trends. I buy what I like and I think most people are the same. Just my opinion of course.;) Heres my largest watch.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 31st, 2009 11:45 pm |
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HubrisBlaque 3T WIS
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scottran wrote:I have to agree with Nick. I think the large watches are here to stay. I have all the way up to a 53mm. I dont like them because they are "in style", I just like the larger watches. I live in a pretty rural area and dont pay any attention to fashion trends. I buy what I like and I think most people are the same. Just my opinion of course.;) Heres my largest watch. wow, i love that watch! What watch is that?
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| Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 12:03 am |
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scottran 3T WIS
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Its an Andre Giroud. Its about 54mm.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 12:06 am |
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HubrisBlaque 3T WIS
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is there any specific model? where did you get that? i need to have that watch!
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| Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 12:37 am |
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mcwright Admin 
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Another "influence" in the growth of watch sizes has been the hip-hop and Rap music world. Big watches in music videos with lots of bling has driven that end of the market to larger and larger watches. Years ago Rock 'n' Roll was written off as just a fad. Maybe big watches will be as long lasting. Who knows. cat28.gif
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| Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 01:07 am |
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scottran 3T WIS
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HubrisBlaque wrote: is there any specific model? where did you get that? i need to have that watch! Dont have a model #. Got it from JTV. I will see if I can get a # for you.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 02:15 am |
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Simon_Leung 3T WIS 
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Smaller watches looks more elegant for work,but on the weekend I prefer to go 29 mm. Just to see people's reaction, is enough for me to stand out from the crowd.
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