Need your Advice Fam😉
Should I keep it or Return it? I love this watch and been looking to own one. And finally pull the trigger and bought it. Base on specs of 40 mm/ 51 mm L2L. I used to wear larger than 40mm. Is it too large for my wrist or not? Depending on on the angle of this watch Salmon/Silver dial and the blu hands just gorgeous. I fell in love with dial and Longines did a Fantastic job. I would prefer manual wind. Just wished they kept Ben Clymer watch of 38mm. But like what Max said sometimes we can’t get everything we wants. Thank you🙏🏻
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I don’t think it looks too big so I’d say keep it as you really seem to like it.
In my current state of mind…which is not saying much… I find that I prefer dressier watches to be less than 40mm. 39mm would be the ideal but also depends on the L2L some 40mm can feel and look smaller due to the L2L … I returned my Longines Master 190th anniversary edition as much as I love the watch it just felt underwhelming and felt bigger… I know I’m a weirdo…I also just ordered a 40mm 9f Grand Seiko so I dunno how it will wear on my wrist… fingers crossed 🤞… I had a 40 mm baby snowflake that I traded because of the same reason…
If it feels too big (uncomfortable), then you should probably get rid of it. But it sure is a cool-looking dial.
In my current state of mind…which is not saying much… I find that I prefer dressier watches to be less than 40mm. 39mm would be the ideal but also depends on the L2L some 40mm can feel and look smaller due to the L2L … I returned my Longines Master 190th anniversary edition as much as I love the watch it just felt underwhelming and felt bigger… I know I’m a weirdo…I also just ordered a 40mm 9f Grand Seiko so I dunno how it will wear on my wrist… fingers crossed 🤞… I had a 40 mm baby snowflake that I traded because of the same reason…
Thank you @Ichibunz
I don’t think it looks too big so I’d say keep it as you really seem to like it.
Thank you Matt🙏🏻
If it feels too big (uncomfortable), then you should probably get rid of it. But it sure is a cool-looking dial.
Thank you @pdxwatch1
Thank you @Ichibunz
Good luck ! And I hope you find the right solution for you.
Good luck ! And I hope you find the right solution for you.
Thank you☕️
It's hard to tell from a photo how the watch fits your wrist, especially if taken from a phone. On virtually all camera phones, the default lens is a wide-angle lens which slightly distorts the image by making the nearer objects larger and more distant objects smaller. While the distance from your wrist to the watch is pretty small, it's significant in watch photos because the distance from the lens to the watch/wrist is also very small. To compensate for this distortion, I always take my wrist shots with 2x (optical) magnification. I just took two pictures of my watch to demonstrate.
The watch is 38 mm and my wrist is 17 cm. The first pic is taken at 1x, the second at 2x. You can clearly see the difference. In the first, my watch looks like it's pretty close to my limit, but in the second, there's room to spare and more accurately represents reality. My limit for 3-handers is 40 mm, 38 my sweet spot.
So, what settings did you use to take your pic? If you used a phone camera at 1x, it's probably a good fit, but if you shot at 2x, then the watch is probably too big.
It's hard to tell from a photo how the watch fits your wrist, especially if taken from a phone. On virtually all camera phones, the default lens is a wide-angle lens which slightly distorts the image by making the nearer objects larger and more distant objects smaller. While the distance from your wrist to the watch is pretty small, it's significant in watch photos because the distance from the lens to the watch/wrist is also very small. To compensate for this distortion, I always take my wrist shots with 2x (optical) magnification. I just took two pictures of my watch to demonstrate.
The watch is 38 mm and my wrist is 17 cm. The first pic is taken at 1x, the second at 2x. You can clearly see the difference. In the first, my watch looks like it's pretty close to my limit, but in the second, there's room to spare and more accurately represents reality. My limit for 3-handers is 40 mm, 38 my sweet spot.
So, what settings did you use to take your pic? If you used a phone camera at 1x, it's probably a good fit, but if you shot at 2x, then the watch is probably too big.
Thank you much appreciated @salgud