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At 14.5 mm thick.

Depends on wrist and dial size, but yeah I think 14~15mm is getting too thick.

I don't know what is too thick but I won't buy a mechanical watch over 12mm in height because they serve no purpose other than looking nice. And once you exceed that it looks like one is wearing a wrecking ball because the strap is so thin in proportion.

Some may say that is unreasonable because the movements are so thick and some mechanisms are very complex. I don't care, ergonomics is a hard constraint. If you can't make it with good looking proportions and such that it will sit well on the wrist, don't bother making it at all.

13 is My benchmark

My thickest is my Certina DS Super PH500M at 14.95 mm.

Citizen Godzilla, they don’t give you the width on thier website, I measured it and it’s 18.5mm

G-Shock aside. My Seiko Speedtimer at 13.3 is my thickest case. With my 6.5 inch wrist I dont think extremely thick would work for me.

I would definitely say it’s all about how it wears and looks on wrist. I think the thickest watch I own is 14.5-15 (reviews vary and I don’t own calipers), it’s the Harrod’s Tudor BlackBay. On the bracelet it comes with it feels way too big/tall, but when I switched it to a rubber/fabric strap the wearing experience changed for me.

15.7 love it's size.

I've got a Hamilton Intramatic that's about 14.45mm thicccccc 🤣 On paper I knew it was beyond what was good for me but then I saw and tried it in person, fell in love with the dial, and overall succumbed to the watch on wrist. It isn't a daily beater so I just decide when and what occasion to strap it on. I've also got a Grand Seiko, again the dial and finishing did me in. GS has a lot of great options with killer dials but many are thicker. Then I tried the Tissot PRX 35mm which personally did not take with me at all. You never know until you try it on.👌🏼

It all depends on the strap the watch is on. A good, thicker, solid and heavy strap can support a 15mm thick watch just fine. A thinner strap will have trouble supporting a watch that's 12mm.

The thickest watch in my collection is 14mm, but I think I could go to 15mm and be fine. My daily wear is an Omega Aqua Terra, which is 13.4mm thick. I have no issues with the wearability of that watch. In fact, it's the best fitting watch in my collection. I have it on the OEM rubber strap and it's never come off in four years of ownership.

Well, with a name like that it makes sense. Very cool watch!

They usually never say that 😁

I'd assume it is my 16.9mm thicc Nixoid Next that I practically never wear. I much favor the <10mm including a domed crystal arena, and also smaller diameters as the further out the bulk, the bulkier it gets.

Laco Kiel 2: 14mm:

I wouldn’t want that in a dress watch, but I think it’s fair enough for a chronograph.

My thickest watch is 13,5 - but it gets little wrist time, since I tend to wear dress shirts with relatively tight cuffs 90% of the time. I'm comfortable with anything below 12mm, but this is hard to generalize, since perceived thickness depends on so many things: lifestyle, wardrobe, lug width, weight of the watch head, clasp, preferred way to wear a watch (tight/loose) etc.

11ish or under

I have a skinny wrist. My limit is around 13mm, cause it would look akward on my 15,5cm wrist

My newest watch is a Breitling Datora 15.3mm thick which probably is also my thickest timepiece. The Mrs who usually ignores my stash of watches did contribute towards this purchase. The other day she took one look at my watch said the copper dial was gorgeous but the watch is also too effing thick. And yet, I have never complained about her high heels!

I mostly wear my GSAR that's just under 14mm thick. There is a lot that goes into how thick a watch looks and feels. From some angles it looks about as thick as it is, but from others it looks thinner, partly due to how deep into it you look to see the dial. With a good strap, it wears completely fine for me. The only time I ever wish it was thinner is when I'm putting some elastic cuff over it.

My mudmaster is about 16mm thick, and I think my Rangeman is like 18mm thick. They're not watches I wear under long sleeves, really, but again, outside of that, they look and fit fine for me. G shocks usually feel a bit thinner than they are because they're light, fit well, and the measurements reach out to the "bumpers" on the top that sit proud of the crystal. You shave off a few mm when you look at the actual dial.

Everyone has their preferences for looks and interactions with clothing, but I do think that the right case shape and strap solution can genuinely make a 14mm watch feel like 12mm. Doing those things poorly can make a 12mm feel like a 14mm. Contrary to one of the comments above, a lot of us wear watches for reasons other than looks, and a lot of us who are still mindful of the looks do not share the opinion that even relatively thin divers are too thick to look good. It reads like ignorance when people state their personal taste as if it's universal truth.

Anything over 15mm for my 7.25 wrist is a no go

It depends on the watch type, complication and case design where I draw the line. Yes, anything around 10mm or less wears great but certain functions ( diver, chronos ... ) can't be squeezed in such dimensions, hence "compromise" on prefered thickness has to be made. Over 16mm is a bit much for me in general but my GShock DW-H5600EX-1 is almost 17mm and still wears great.

From mechanical watches the thickest one is BB Pro at almost 15mm but also wears great.