Watches are getting bigger and bigger nowadays. You can easily see a lady wearing a 44mm Deepsea or Panerai. So, is it the bigger the watch, the better?
Look at Patek Phillipe. They seldom make watches that are larger than 40mm. Most are in 38-39mm. It is about proportion.
Look at A Lange. Similarly, most of their watches do not exceed the size of 40mm. The Datograph was in 39mm although it is now in 41mm. The 1815 chronograph is in 39.5mm.
Smaller watches are not only harder to make. they are also more sophisticated. They carry a lot more discretion than those flamboyant 44mm or 47mm pieces of boast that are meant to be worn to show off one’s wealth.
But some watches, such as Panerai, and some pilot watches are meant to be big because of their military origins.
So, whether or not to wear a big watch (a clock!?) is totally a personal choice. It sometimes depends on whether you have a big wrist or not. It is however essential to bear in mind that a big watch is not always a good watch.
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