Does size matter…

my largest watch is the Casio Duro (42mm) and the smallest is my little Poljot De luxe (35mm). I really like small watches because of my small wrist.

My largest watch is either hamilton khaki king 40mm or orient ray 2 40,5mm while the smallerst is vintage poljot at 31mm. Smaller vintage watches are more comfortable  and look good even on bigger wrists 

My largest watch is G-Shock GX-56BB, Timex Marlin re-issue is the smallest. But my sweet spot is 36-38 mm in diameter, 44-46 mm lug-to-lug.

Smallest: was a vintage Vancheron at 35mm

Largest: is the PloProf at about 2 kilometers (and a few Pro-Treks that were 55mm I believe)

For me it doesn't really matter. But this decision come with maturity. When I was new to watch collection I used to go with the hype (9 in 10 watch fans use 40mm, now 39, no wait 41.5). With time and experience, you realize that the size really doesn't matter as long as you enjoy the watch. I have an 18.5 cm wrist, and I own and wear watches from 33 to 45mm. I enjoy every single one of them, despite the size. 

I think the size doesn't matter in the sense whether you enjoy the watch or not. It does matter in the context of what you are wearing it with, but also the size of the wrist. I know a few big guys who can make a 40mm watch almost disappear on their wrist.

Then again, larger watches are usually, and there are exceptions, not dress watches. At certain formal events you may want a dress watch. But size is really just one of many factors in my very subjective opinion.

I prefer the watch to have presence. For me I like a large watch over smaller but due to wrist size there is a limit. 

The Hamilton below is upper limit and the Seiko is my lower limit. 42 and 40mm. 

When I first started collecting watches I hadn’t really paid attention to sizing.  But now that I’ve slowed down I‘ve really narrowed down to the 38mm to 41mm as my sweet spot for my 7 inch wrist. But I’ll slap a duro or classic 70’s timex on from time to time. 

Duro is getting a lot of love… I must check it out. Oh and my wife loves your dog! 🤣

33-37 mm (and 10mm or thinner), but they're all dress watches.  Plus I have the wrists of a five year old girl 🙄

Around 40 is best, for me :)

It's all relative depending on the watch. From L-R these are  29x41mm-33X36mm- 38mm-42mm-and 47.8mm

The Piping Rock would look ridiculous if it were even a couple milimeters larger, The Seiiko Arnie would look nuts if it were 36mm.

There is no general rule for too big or too small.

Well...usually there isn't

Good lord! Great selection 👌🏽

As someone with a slim wrist I tend to stick to sub 40mm with sub 48mm l2l. But some larger seikos do fit quite well. So depends really.

I definitely feel like 36-38 is a good sweet spot for me. Whether it’s dressy or sporty it always looks good. Yet on the other hand, I have a 42mm doxa sub 200 that fits me great so I don’t limit myself by any means. Whatever feels the best is the one  go with.

As someone who likes chronographs which tend to run a little bigger, most of my watches are in the 40mm-43mm range. That's about the highest I'll go.

With my terrible eyesight anything smaller than 36mm is just decoration, but my small wrists limit me on the other side.   My biggest to date is the Bulova Stars & Stripes reissue at 46mm but also carries 46mm L2L

For me case diameter is the lesser concern, more about the lug to lug length.

The Seiko SRPG39 is 48mm in length and only just about fits, definitely the longest I can wear. Whereas the SRPD71 is 46mm and fits well, amazing what a difference just 2mm can make. And that's despite the 3mm case size difference.  

14mm size difference between these two. 

Beautiful pup!

On topic, over the years I have figured out that 38-41mm is what I prefer. Vintage down to 36mm is acceptable. 

In truth, lug-to-lug and height as well as lug shape/case back shape are better indicators of how a watch fits vs width. 

My collection ranges from a G-Shock GAW-100 (tough to find a "case size", but case specs are 55.1×52.5×16.7mm), or a Seiko Prospex Solar Street Tuna SNE543J at 47mm, down to a Seiko SZSB012 at 41mm.

Definitely tend to the larger end of the spectrum.

So does size matter? Love to know your thoughts and see your examples.  

All things considered, watch size is personal preference and that's all that matters. It also depends on the shape of your wrist. I have a flatter/oval shape wrist, so larger sizes is my preference. Someone with the same wrist circumference but with a more circular profile may not fit my watches quite as well.

However, you see some teens/small wristers with massive cases and L2L, with the case literally hanging over the edge of their wrist, and I think, someone should have a word, a la 

I agree, size is totally dependant on the wrist of the wearer. I guess my point was about the variation of sizes in a collection. 
I’m not about to “yuk anyones yum’ for me tho… that pilots watch is a little on the large side. 😉

In my case, my biggest is an Orient Mako XL (45 mm) and the smallest a Seiko SNKE53 (39 mm). For reference I have a 17-cm wrist.

...and yes, the Mako was an impulsive buy, but I still like it.