What Watch Case Size do you Prefer?

Just a general inquiry into the consensus of watch case sizes. Where do you land?
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For me it’s 38 to 42.

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38 - 43mm is where I tend to buy.

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My preferences are between 36 and 42 mm, but my wrist allows me to wear watches up to 45-46 mm, I just don't like the look of them on my wrist. So I can't really fit in those categories. But to answer this question simple, most of my watches are 40 mm.

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All the watches!

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38 to 42 is my starting point. Have larger but not smaller.

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I own and wear watches from 32mm to nearly 48mm. Completely depends on the watch.

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I wear whatever feel good on my wrist:

45mm

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44mm

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42mm

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40mm

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39mm

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I think this is 34mm

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My sweet spot is 39. But 38-41 works.

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I don't have the wrists to wear a 44mm or larger, so yeah, I'd prefer 42mm and under and a 43mm is at my limit as long as the lugs don't get over 50mm.

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That graphic is insane. 38, 39mm is the perfect size for a lot of dudes. Of course, we should be talking lug to lug as the measurement that actually matters.

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42-50mm💪🏾😎

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39-42mm diameter but more importantly 47-50mm lug to lug.

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38.5mm with under 11mm thickness and 45-47mm lug to lug with 20mm lugs for me is the sweet spot.

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I Like them big , this one's only 56mm 🤪

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Between C and D- 38mm-42mm the sweet spot for me

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39-42 is my sweet spot

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34-38mm

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E: 30–35mm

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36-38mm for smooth bezel and 38-41mm for divers. Gshock can be whatever.

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Anything less than an Invicta 60mm is a cop-out.

But seriously, thickness and lug-2-lug matter more than case diameter in how it wears.

I have a 39mm vintage chrono that is about 13.5mm thick, and wears quite chunky, and a 43mm quartz chrono titanium that is only 9mm thick and looks right. No lugs on the titanium may contribute to 'wearing small'.

My Hamilton Khaki King is 40mm, 11.x thick, but the long lugs make it seem huge.

And so on.

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39mm ^

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40mm ^

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All sizes really but I feel my sweet spot is around 40mm

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I could easily go down to 32 - 33 mm for a vintage watch, even though it would start looking a bit small on my wrist. 36 mm is the perfect dressy size for me, 38/40 mm is the perfect sporty one

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You need to do 1mm each for 35-40 in my opinion. 35-40 is meaningless

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I would say 38-40 mm. Although I have some vintage watches with 36 mm diameter and the smallest one is 33mm, but also a 41 mm and a 43 mm watch. Though, the 43 mm is almost too big for my wrist.

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SNWatchNerd

That graphic is insane. 38, 39mm is the perfect size for a lot of dudes. Of course, we should be talking lug to lug as the measurement that actually matters.

Interesting too, how different the proportions are. The "women's" watches all look proportional on the wearer; no overhang and you can see a little strap. The "men's" watches start out large and then quickly start to overwhelm the wearer's wrist. A chonker of a watch always makes me think of a kid in his dad's suit. 😂

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36mm is my sweet spot. I usually go for watches between 34mm and 38mm. I don't like for my wrist to look like it's got a parking boot slapped on it.

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SNWatchNerd

That graphic is insane. 38, 39mm is the perfect size for a lot of dudes. Of course, we should be talking lug to lug as the measurement that actually matters.

That's honestly a good point...

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For me I prefer 38 to 42, though I've dabbled outside of that range. I also prefer larger for my smartwatch (46mm) or my gshock (48mm)A

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SimonB

42-50mm💪🏾😎

So I think this is why Wing should bring the sizes down just a bit. Or do a 45mm and a 40 mm, like he does with most of his models at 45mm-50mm. He makes great value watches, with innovative designs. I just want more in my size lol But I'll always be a fan of Aragon (Android) 🥰