You know you’re wearing it...
- missF
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You know you’re wearing it...
As watches seem to trend towards slightly smaller sizes again, I wondered if anyone wants to share their beasts. The watches with max wrist presence, minimum slip-under-a-cuff-ability! Whether it’s a 7750 movement or 1000 m WR that increases the size, or whether you just have skinny wrists like me, let’s celebrate wrist presence!
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
Watchaholic
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Thomcat00
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Re: You know you’re wearing it...
Has to be this for me :
Big on my also super skinny 6" wrist
Big on my also super skinny 6" wrist
-- gannet.
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Re: You know you’re wearing it...
My 'White Whale'..if it was thinner, I'd wear it much more frequently..excellent thread idea..
Ebels are a lot like women that lack a lowcut dress that zips up the side..neither gets the love that they deserve..
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I have three hefties. But in mitigation two are very specific tools:
1. Gshock GWN1000 for sailing 2. Citizen BN2036 for diving 3. Chronoswiss Timemaster which though low profile boasts a L2L of 56mm
1. Gshock GWN1000 for sailing 2. Citizen BN2036 for diving 3. Chronoswiss Timemaster which though low profile boasts a L2L of 56mm
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Re: You know you’re wearing it...
For me it has to be this one
Patrick
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Some others + a few on the way
C60 Pro 300, C60 Sunrise, C63 Sealander Lucerne blue LE, C65 Dartmouth, W11 Amelia (wife), C63 Sealander (son)
Some others + a few on the way
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Over time I have rinsed the larger watches out of my collection, although my latest incoming is pushing my own boundaries a little at 44mm (51mm L2L)..
Richard
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I did once have the 44 mm C8 Pilot Mark 1, but my biggest one recently has been Poseidon, the 43 mm C 60 GMT. Lovely watch, which I wore on holidays for a couple of years. However, last time I went away (in the dim and distant past, Christmas 2019) the crown made a mess of the back of my hand so I sold it
I still have 42 mm watches in the Speedy and the C70s, but they don’t wear as big, nor are they as tall or as heavy.
I still have 42 mm watches in the Speedy and the C70s, but they don’t wear as big, nor are they as tall or as heavy.
Steve
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Linguist; retired teacher; pilgrim; apprentice travel writer
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. (Max Ehrmann)
Re: You know you’re wearing it...
Of course, the Mudmaster!
The Seiko Transocean Chronograph
The Orient Pro Saturation Diver
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The Seiko Transocean Chronograph
The Orient Pro Saturation Diver
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I tend to associate “wrist presence” as relating to watches that are too big and/or not subtle. Watches that generally don’t readily fit under a cuff.
I still have a few, although I tend not to wear them. On the other hand, if I lean towards defining “wrist presence” as something heavy, iconic and classy, but with a touch of bling, but still fits under a cuff until revealed, to check the time. Neil
I still have a few, although I tend not to wear them. On the other hand, if I lean towards defining “wrist presence” as something heavy, iconic and classy, but with a touch of bling, but still fits under a cuff until revealed, to check the time. Neil
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Re: You know you’re wearing it...
45mm on a 6” wrist. About 53mm lug-to-lug. Part of the reason it’s posted in sales corner right now!
Alex
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Re: You know you’re wearing it...
That's likely a perfect size for me.
My 'You Know . . 'watch, well one of them, has got to be the Marathon CSAR.
46mm case width, 17+ mm tall, and c. 250g on its bracelet
which can actually look quite smart on a black leather strap from Elliot Brown, the fitted ends of which work 95% in getting a perfect fit; help by the CSAR having drilled lugs.
I've got a couple of G-shocks that are large BUT they are too light in weight, that you can actually forget you're wearing them.
Guy
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I’ve got nothing to add in the way of a watch, but I will add that it’s threads like this that make this forum great! I’m enjoying all the pics and commentary!
Drew
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Only 39mm but certainly has a lot of wrist presence.
Richard
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Re: You know you’re wearing it...
Not mine, but the first two watches that popped into my head when I read the first post:
and one more for good measure
and one more for good measure
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Re: You know you’re wearing it...
Another great idea for a thread Lindsey!
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“Exquisitely minging” MissF, 19 July 2022
Just call me Diderot
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