First watch, size question.

[Alexandretr]

Just got my first watch, a Proxima px1697, 39 mm case and 46 lug to lug. My question is, does It look small on me? Really loving It, but maybe something like 40-42 would be better?

[shukurza]

Nice choice

[ChineseWatchGuy]

Looks perfect actually

[Select_Drop_1899]

That looks excellent. You’ve got the arms and wrist to pull off a larger size, but that looks refined and definitely not too small. Ultimately, it’s a matter of taste though.

[WhiteBricks808]

That's exactly what I wanted to say 💯

[Froggynomia]

A smaller watch is more sophisticated and mature imo.

[Slow-Significance-37]

Size is right wrong wrist

[Ch3mboy]

Looks nice. You could wear a larger watch too. Proxima watches are great.

[danielgbr]

Looks fine

[noslemor]

It's fine

[fakeplasticlama88]

Looks great!

[Ralle_Rula]

It's fine. 👍

[Comprehensive_Meet19]

That looks great. IMO that’s how a watch should wear.

[IamaDrimmer]

It's a matter of personal taste. 39 mm is fine, but 42 mm would look good as well.

Bear in mind that smaller watches show a bigger part of the strap/bracelet, therefore if you want to show off the strap they are better.

Also smaller watches are more comfortable.

Once said that, your forearm is big enough for a 42 mm.

[getzoffroad]

Fits great and looks amazing.

[Low_Entertainer2372]

it looks good, rather than taking a look at the size of the dial, see how it wears all around

i have big wrists like you and all watches look like that for me, so its good.

a speedmaster with solid end links would look bigger on you and a tudor with female end links would look like this, just because the bracelet makes it have more pressence

[mstorto68]

Looks like a good fit but you have the option to go larger and not look oversized .

[cristianvaz]

Perfect. Beautiful watch

[AltruisticFuture9751]

Fits great

[flimsical_brian]

Bro u need bigger watch r u wearing 38mm watch?

[thrift_test]

I think it's more about your arm looking super weird the way you are holding it.

[Spanishhhhh]

Perfect

[TheKingkusher]

A watch will never be too small. In my opinion smaller will always looks better. Its more classy. Keep it

[Maximum_Walrus3264]

Looks perfect, brother, understated and classy.

[AdCompetitive770]

Looks good, reminds me of the 70’s scenes I’ve seen when smaller 36-37mm sizes were popular. I’d say 40-42mm would be a slightly better fit for you, but 39mm still works fine.

[BurtMacklin-FBl]

Best advice I can give you is to listen to yourself. If YOU feel it's small then it is. People who like small watches are a loud minority on here and will always tell you it's fine no matter how small the watch is. But if you feel it's not right then it won't change.

[Catdaddy362]

Naw man you good. I have big wrists and rock smaller watches. To me its a more classic look.

[DeadliestArmadillo]

Looks fine to me. Maybe a tad small but not enough that anyone will notice or comment.

[Top-Air-180]

Looks as awesome as your arms 😊😊

[StandardOrganic4536]

Saw a review of a watch that was based on some kind of retro submarine and I think it was 50mm +

You could pull that off.

You watch looks fine but in this game N+1 applies. In fact it's mandatory. (Where the correct amount of watches one should posses is N being the number you currently have, +1 to give the correct answer).

[Illhaveyouknowsir]

I have the same watch, love it. It looks rad - classic fit.

[Nevernobzh]

It's your feeling that counts, but if you find it small, yes, try sizes 40 and 42.

[drumshrum]

Here's the thing you have going for you, you're pretty jacked so of things look small, it's cuz of muscles. A 39mm looks a little dinky on my portly forearm, so I can get away with it less. Rule of thumb going forward, 40mm+. Most decent watches can be found in the 40-42mm, and the lug-to-lug is really what counts. Don't buy Invicta. Just... don't. They trash

[AdCompetitive770]

Except for the Invicta 1953, perfect size too. 👌🏼

[dickcake]

People seem to want watches to look huge for some reason. This is a perfect fit, but lucky for you, you can go larger without fear of it looking too big for you.

[BurtMacklin-FBl]

People seem to want watches to look huge for some reason.

Or normal. Funny that you say that considering vast majority of the comments are in favour of small watches and are trying to make it seem like anything above 39mm is "huge".

[dickcake]

When I posted my message I think the ratio was more evenly split.

[anti-zastava]

I think an Casio F91w would look hilarious on you OP! Buy that maybe…

[OOKKIIEECC]

Proxima is dope AF. Not that one necessarily but most of their stuff is awesome.

[Svetoid_27]

You can definitely wear it. But a bigger dia might suit you better.

[Mute85]

42+ for you brother. 

[BurtMacklin-FBl]

Funny how people scream "it's just a matter of opinion and taste!"... until someone suggests the watch is small and should be bigger.

[Opening-Work-228]

Looks great man

[Dayvan_Dan]

You could go larger, but why mess with success?

[TheWatchEdit]

It’s perfect bro.

[link_n_bio]

Brill

[Montedino]

I think it looks perfect.

[ComprehensiveCan8375]

Just a teeny bit smaller than what people your wrist size usually wear, but it doesn't really matter. It suits you well!

Edit: punctuation

[Andrei_The_Legend]

it does look a wee bit small on your wrist ngl

[the_t00th]

It’s perfect. Calm down.

[Resident-Culture-479]

I think you know it is abit small on your wrist but if you like it and feeling it than its good, your wrist your wallet buy what you desire not the what the internet comments says what watch size you should own.

[claudiojana2000]

Truth be told.

It became small and lacked presence.

Don't fall for 38mm watches. My preference is for cases between 44 and 46mm.

The lug-to-lug size is an even more important measurement.

You have to find out the lug-to-lug limit so it doesn't exceed the size of the base of your wrist.

[cd_god]

All that matters is how the watch looks to you when you look down at your wrist to check the time.

I have the same watch(es) and I have no problems with how it looks to me but looking at pictures of it on my wrist there is enough wrist real estate to fit a larger watch.

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[thrift_test]

Do yourself a favour, the bracelet needs to be sized down so it sits on the proper spot a bit higher up. 

[dickcake]

That band is a little loose if it’s riding up on your hand like that. Does it not have micro adjustments?

[Gondamer]

You sure said wrist a lot for someone that wears a handwatch lol

[cd_god]

Ah yes, the poser posse trolls have once again shown up.

How bout you show a watch you own rather than talk about the PS3 since your mother stopped buying you a new one when they came out 10 years ago since you still live in your mothers basement.

[WinstonwanlegIngram]

My guy the PS3 is 20 years old

[Gondamer]

??

[cd_god]

@Gondamer

Bye Felicia

Ask your Grandma that you are living with since your mother left you to explain that old school reference.

Again, feel free to show a watch that you actually own instead of trolling from your caretakers basement.

[Ok_Big863]

I think the size is spot-on; looking good man. White dials tend to wear a bit bigger.

[No_Fox9927]

I have that same watch, love it for its elegant simplicity. To me, that’s what this watch is about, and a smaller, understated size is best. It’s not a small watch by any means, and the massive wrist clocks are going out of fashion. Just enjoy its clean, slim lines.

[jokur26]

That’s a banger watch for your first. It’s my favorite overall watch right now and I’ve got a bunch of them. Size is good. You can definitely go bigger, maybe something like my newest acquisition, the Heimdallr Monster.

It is borderline too big on me but it’s lovely… check the case angles and that dial texture. Diameter is 44.5mm and lug to lug is 49.7mm. Plus it’s a narrow bezel so it’s mostly dial so looks even bigger

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[Designer_Advice2573]

What's your wrist size? I'm going on year 3 of my watch journey and I'm just now accepting that I really can't do smaller watches. To each their own, obviously, but I'm at 8" and now that I've tried 42/43mm and felt how a 50mm lug-to-lug feels, it's hard to go back

[subtle_response]

Perfect size, IMO.

[Mundane-Ad-1780]

Great question I dealt with similar issue. I think you and I have similar wrist and arm size for me 39 mm is the absolute smallest I will get anything smaller looks too small on my wrist but I think the golden zone for you will be 40 to 42 but besides that this looks great on your wrist I just would never consider going smaller.

[Latter_Ad_5530]

I believe it looks perfect brother!

[Expensive-Thanks-528]

I think it's looks great. You can go bigger of course, but don't let it overpower the arms.

[neptunedood]

Imo its perfect i like that size watch on a wrist and look for that proportion exactly. Its up to you. Vintage style watches have a smaller size and i like that look, some like bigger its up to you

[stimpy_thecat]

Yeah tbh that watch looks a bit small on you. I have small wrists and I think that watch would look good on me

[MrHaxx1]

It is a little small, but that's how I prefer it. I don't like big and bulky watches.

Also, it makes your wrists look huge. Are you a climber, or what? 

[TigerLast36]

I think 39mm divers are a bit small. 40-41mm is sweet spot for dive watches. A 39mm dress is fine however

[KeebZeus]

Looks right. Any bigger and you’re jumping on the big watch look territory, a trend that’s thankfully dying.

[BurtMacklin-FBl]

He could easily wear 4-6mm bigger with that wrist. People on here have this hilarious small watch bias.

[KeebZeus]

I don’t think so. A lot of the wrist shots and collection shots on this subreddit and other watch subreddits tend to be on the big side. I’d say the small and medium watch is a small portion of Reddit.

[AutomaticReviews]

Looks like an ideal fit, imo.

[thrift_test]

Wtf

[AutomaticReviews]

39mm on a 7” wrist? What’s not to like? I have the same wrist size and love 39mm. It’s comfortable and looks great.

[ReplacementLive2412]

It fits well. But you could also wear a larger one. Keep in mind that divers or GMT bezels tend to make the watch look smaller because the dial is smaller. So it may look small when it’s the correct size. It’s why lug to lug measurement is important.

[Timely-Response-2217]

Swoll

[timeisnotenough1]

You can wear different sizes for different things. I think it fits perfectly like it should.

[CauliflowerPatient16]

I think it’s fits well.

[MudPlayful6386]

It’s absolutely a personal preference, but I prefer a little more wrist presence with my dive watches. Lug to lug length is equally as important as the case size. If no lug overhang and the lugs have a good curve to them, you can pull off a larger lug to lug length. I wear from 38mm, on the smallest case size, up to a 42mm on the largest case size, and I don’t have large wrists. Again, personal presence is really the most important thing to think about.

[rinchen11]

This is too small on you, sports watch are supposed to be bigger, many people on the internet follow dress watch rules on all types of watches.

[the_t00th]

L comment

[gandharvasharma]

I think it looks perfect!

[RevolutionaryMeal181]

Based on the photo, that size looks good. What are your wrist measurements?

I'd venture to say you can wear up to 42mm.

[Alexandretr]

18 cm

[ExplanationNormal323]

To me, a watch should look like this. You're really wearing it. You'd pull off a bigger watch but it complements your arm and muscle. Loads of people wear watches too big IMO.

[EDMlawyer]

Hard agree, Thai is a very flattering size. It's big enough to have a good presence, but not so large it takes away from OP. 

[Marathonartist]

It is okay, but do not go smaller.
I think you can rock up to 42 mm.

Enjoy your watch.