36 , the new 40

[Strela167]

Had a pic. of the newest , both 36mm cased , granted thin and thick bezel which gives different vibes , but , is it the new norm for smaller watches , hope so.
What do you think , and please post, cheers

[skywatch]

36mm looks just fine on me, and some thin bezel watches look a bit large on me at 40mm... then again I have a few watches I can wear at 42mm, and a half dozen or so 34mm vintage watches that look great. I think my sweet spot is 38-39mm though. I am glad to see these vintage inspired 36's, but I wish there would be more new models in my "Goldilocks zone."

[gnuyork]

I like thin bezel watches, but that Smiths looks excellent. 36-38mm are my fave sizes.

I have a 40.5mm Orient Bambino and it wears HUGE being all dial and thin bezel, but yet a 45mm Seiko Turtle wears normal to me, as does the 42mm 009. I can wear anything from 34mm to 42mm (and the 45mm Turtle) but my sweet spot is in the 37-39mm range with thin bezel watches. That being said I can't take the 42mm Speedmaster off my wrist lately.

I have a 36mm vintage Seiko that wears nicely, but I'd say the most perfect size watch I have ever thad the pleasure to try on was the 37mm Patek Calatrava (5196)... fit to the tee. One day I'd love to have one, but not any time soon $$$.

My wrist size is approx 6.5" give or take...



36mm Seiko:







38mm Citizen:





Orient Bambino 40.5mm:







If I ever sell a watch, this Bambino will be the first to go, even though I think it's a great watch... it just wears too big for my wrist.

[mlcor]

I have a quite flat 7.25” wrist, and for me anything smaller than 38mm tends to get swallowed up by my wrist. It’s OK for a vintage piece like my 36mm IWC (helped by its long lugs:



...but for dressy modern pieces I prefer 38 or 39mm like the Up Down:



Definitely depends on things like the lug length and bezel thickness; this Zelos is 38mm but wears smaller:



For sportier pieces I still prefer 40-41mm, still comfortably small on me:



Even though I can comfortably wear anything with a lug-to-lug of 52mm or less without it overlapping my wrist, I’ve gotten rid of everything I had that was over 42mm diameter as a matter of my own tastes evolving.

[tribe125]

For the industry, I think 40 is the new 40, after a period of 42 being 40. If you see what I mean.

For myself, my 7.5” wrist seems to like 37-39, although I can go bigger or smaller, depending on the style.

[OrangeSport]

[gnuyork]

I've tried this one on twice too, and it wore perfectly. Tried the red grape like yours, and the white grape more recently. I really would love the white version, but both the grapes were excellent too. If I weren't holding out for the Explorer,I might have bought that white grape (it was used) and not an insane price either, shockingly.