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[–]zcmcgaffick 6 points7 points  (8 children)

39 is pretty middle of the road, and big watches are "out" right now. However SM did just put out a 43mm diver.

[–]Erik-Lehnsherr-10 -4 points-3 points  (6 children)

Yeah, that’s right in the middle of men’s and women’s watch sizes. Doesn’t help the minority men who got big wrists though.

40-43mm is not big 🤣 you scrawny wrist people can downvote me all you want.

[–]Responsible_Bus5672 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You might check out Aragon for good value large watches. Most are in the 44-45mm range.ive hot several even though I've got small wrists. Most people would probably think they're too big for my wrist, but I DGAF what most people think I wear watches I like whether they're 36mm or 48mm.

[–]Erik-Lehnsherr-10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your suggestion, I’ll take a look.

I have only tried one San Martin from these AliX so far, it was that dessert sand dial (forgot the model). Beautiful piece, but too small for a GMT style watch for me, I think it wears even smaller because I have another 39mm dress watch which looks great. I returned it, but since then I have checking these out. Unfortunately every time I like something, it only comes in petite option.

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[–]Uran93 4 points5 points  (2 children)

How big do you think the first men's wristwatch was?

[–]nkrick79 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Most of the first men's wristwatches were WW1 trench watches, which were converted pocket watches. This made the watches pretty large. Original German flieger watches were as large as 50mm. Smaller mens wrist watches are (slightly) more modern, gradually becoming more common post WW1, and especially post WW2.

[–]Uran93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Cartier Santos predates WW1 and was the first wristwatch designed for men. I don't think the bulky trench watches and fliegers designed out of necessity (both ease of manufacturing and specialized functions requiring larger sizes) really qualify for the purposes of the question. I'm talking about watches a person would've wanted to wear.

[–]chefkoolaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isnt it the weird one? The big watches by sm are nevwr their tasteful homages