What happened to watch sizes.

[Petrol Pete]

I have worn a watch since I was about fourteen years old, I am right handed and wear my watch on my right wrist for the simple reason I can not fasten a strap on my left wrist with my right hand, strange but true

I am right handed but eat with my knife and fork 'the wrong way around'..no , not with the sharp and pointy bits in my palms but fork held in right hand, no idea why.

We all have our crosses to bear

 

[chrisk2010]

I am not a watch wearer as such but do love a good looking watch and am fully aware i am way out of my depth when compared to some of you guys on here lol.

In fact the only watch i own is a citizen my dad picked for me in a sale

If anyone is looking for a cheap everyday watch though for under £100 i did see a nice looking Casio Edifice for £59 on Watches2u.

https://www.watches2u.com/watches/casio/efv-560l-1avuef-mens-edifice-watch.html

Like the OP though i was put off by the 44mm size. I bought my dad a watch once that was nearly as thin as a 50 pence piece which is more my cup of tea.

I'm not embarrassed to say that anything over that price mark is completely wasted on me as i'm just as at home with a micky mouse watch as i am with a Tag Heuer .

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

It's always a chuckle that the most expensive watches are neither reliable, nor easy to read at a glance.

 

[MikeInWimbledon]

I would dearly love to buy a "smartwatch" but everything I see looks very Windows 1.1.

Just not quite there yet

 

[merc85]

I love my Omega Seamaster which ive had for over 24yrs, Very similar to the one below,

 

[chrisk2010]

Here's my cheap and cheerful one never missed a beat.

 

[merc85]

Very similar! and no doubt more accurate as said lol, Mines Automatic so does lose a little over time.

 

[chrisk2010]

Very similar! and no doubt more accurate as said lol, Mines Automatic so does lose a little over time.

Nothing compared to yours though Gav! But anything expensive is wasted on me i like a nice sleek watch but i'm just as happy with a £10 Casio i'd be to afraid to wear anything with of real value as it'd get damaged.

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Nothing compared to yours though Gav! But anything expensive is wasted on me i like a nice sleek watch but i'm just as happy with a £10 Casio i'd be to afraid to wear anything with of real value as it'd get damaged.

Seiko make some chunky divers that are almost indestructible and relatively cheap, SKX for example.

 

[Deleted member 126251]

Not in my sons case, and very few watches have a 'winder' on the left hand side of the face. There was (is) an advert on TV for a watchfinding company where the model repeatedly swipes a screen searching for yet another watch...he is using his right hand which is 'normal' but for obvious advertising purposes he has a watch on his right wrist. It drives me nuts ....which says more about me than than the bloke with a watch ON THE WRONG WRIST .

I am going for a lie down now.

I do find it a bit of an affectation....

 

[saff]

Competing with phones now?
Just a bracelet or bangle if a phone is permanently at hand to read the time from.

I see your point but isn't a Mercedes Benz a mere bauble when there's a reliable Ford Fiesta available?

 

[Deleted member 126251]

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[Bellow]

I see your point but isn't a Mercedes Benz a mere bauble when there's a reliable Ford Fiesta available?

Not really. The time is the time whatever it's read from. Cars drive differently and perform different functions.

Now, if you transfer your argument to alloy wheels styled as doilies, as frangible as oatcakes and the men's equivalent of women's stilettos - Id say spot on!

 

[Lennox]

I love big watches, my daily is a Garmin Fenix 5x with an additional bezel. 51mm by 20mm

Stand alone mapping, health and phone notifications it's a total work horse and it's resulted in my equally large Paneri, UBoat and multiple TW Steels being left in my safe / wardrobe at home as a result. I am 6 foot one with, let's say rugby back row build so it's proportional in size.

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[saff]

Not really. The time is the time whatever it's read from. Cars drive differently and perform different functions.

Now, if you transfer your argument to alloy wheels styled as doilies, as frangible as oatcakes and the men's equivalent of women's stilettos - Id say spot on!

Different strokes for different folks...

 

[Deleted member 126251]

It's always a chuckle that the most expensive watches are neither reliable, nor easy to read at a glance

Rolex Datona - Iconic.

 

[Deleted member 126251]

My observation is that it is the little guys that seem to wear the biggest watches.

 

[KennyN]

Pic of the latest purchase as we are on the subject :

20200227_172346 by Kenny Niven, on Flickr

Once the dust settles I am going for a Tag Monaco next as it seems to be a break from the norm , style wise.

K

 

[219]

My Rolex was my Dad’s which he bought in 1958.

Ditto , mine was my dad's wedding present from my mum , when they got married in 1956 - an extremely slim and elegant thing it is ; they referred to my Omega as the 'town clock' when I got i t , and it is now tiny in comparison to some of these things .

I agree about wearing watches on the right - totally wrong , and how do adjust/wind them with the crown wheel then on the 'wrong' side for your fingers ? A watch worn on the left wrist can easily ba adjusted by the right hand - this is how they were designed .

 

[Deleted member 126251]

Ditto , mine was my dad's wedding present from my mum , when they got married in 1956 - an extremely slim and elegant thing it is ; they referred to my Omega as the 'town clock' when I got i t , and it is now tiny in comparison to some of these things .

I agree about wearing watches on the right - totally wrong , and how do adjust/wind them with the crown wheel then on the 'wrong' side for your fingers ? A watch worn on the left wrist can easily ba adjusted by the right hand - this is how they were designed .

They do say you should take the watch off to adjust or wind it.