Is Your Wrist Too Small For Most Watches? | How To Find The Perfect Watch Size For You!

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[ladykoala]

You stay happy, healthy and blessed too dear! Really helpful video for us small wristed folks or anyone wanting to judge how a watch would wear on them 😊

[mikek]

Great Video! The lug to lug size is everything to me. I like watches with a lug to lug of 45mm or 46cm. So, this eliminates time I don't have to spend looking at watches outside of my desire lug to lug requirement. Cheers.

[mike_dunno]

In addition to lug-to-lug, recently i have noticed that the dial size is actually as important as l2l. A watch with small dial will always wear smaller regardless of other dimensions

[PYRO]

I have about a 7.5" wrist. Usually wear a 34mm Hamilton Khaki Officer. Classical field watch size. Looks great. Not too small at all.

[a_z.tazzzfan]

Wow 😲! Someone that measures their wrists the same way I do. ⌚😎🤙

[PureIntentions]

I was looking for someone to address this, you're the man. Circumference vs Width!!

[alphacause]

Thank you! This is so clearly explained and makes so much sense.

[davidkelly]

Excellent advice Jory! And here's another fun experiment: do the caliper measurement as shown (on the 'watch side' of your wrist), then do it again on the underside of your wrist (palm up position). Notice anything weird? Did your wrist get about 8mm wider? I think the twist in the wrist bones make the measurement smaller when measured it the 'telling the time' position.

[vladchan]

the size of the dial is a better indicator of how big a watch looks. A 40 mm dive watch is A okay but a 40 mm dress watch is ridiculously oversized because it’s all dial.

[francoisvola]

Great video, wrist width is the way to measure!

[lonewolfemcquade]

I enjoy watche's at alot different sizes. My 14060m is a 40mm Explorer 114270 36mm Breitling Super ocean 44mm Heuer 981.006 41mm Heuer 272.006, Heuer Coral 980 026 and a Tag Heuer Night diver 989 113 that are 38mm and last is a 47mm Seiko tuna Marine master SBBN035 but wears alot smaller. I have a watch for each mood😅

[firespec]

Dude I have a 9 1/4" wrist. I had to buy 4 extra links for both my Aquaracer (I know I know, shut up lol) and my Breitling. There's a rare naro strap I can get to fi too. Point being there's guys out there that make a 48 look good lol

[joeldfisher]

I have the opposite problem, with a 7.5 inch wrist I've found a few times that watches can barely be able to fit me regardless of the dial size and lug width

[Jcravo]

I like all watches I go from a Casio 53 w to an Invicta Sea Hunter btw I have 8.5 inch wrists

[hughmckendrick]

For me, as long as I enjoy the watch, I wear it, no matter the size.

[solidarnosc]

Wear what you like. Who cares about the size of a watch. Obviously the obnoxiously large department store brands are made to stand out so that’s another story but no one should never get a Breitling Navitiner because they have a small wrist. Your dream watch is your dream watch. Period. I have never ever seen or heard anyone tell someone else that they should take off a watch because it looks too large or too small on them. Get what makes you happy.

[LBenn]

Recently bought the 35mm Tissot PRX. Love that fuckin thing dude. I usually stick with 38-42mm with my 7 inch wrist. It really all comes down to preference. The amount of people on Reddit I see that say “too small for your wrist” “too big” etc.

[reezevlog]

lug-to-lug is important, regardless the case size. also with square/rectangular watches, they always wears bigger than their size (eg. a 35mm wears like a 39/40mm).. another one is that, most ppl look at pictures n specs and already puts them off with those infos… best is to go to the watch shop n try them on..

[Roddy]

The width is what people see, and accounts for the shape of the wrist. Makes sense to me.

[hellper]

Selecting a watch is a very personal proposition.
Picking the right watch size for your wrist is similar to choosing a painting for a room. You cannot get a painting that bigger than the room.
You also have to try on the watch on your wrist in the flesh so to speak to properly determine if it right for you.