I can no longer wear the 40mm Rolex Models...

[dotcomakazee]

... Do you have the same problem?

The DSSD, the 42mm Explorer 2, and Panerai has ruined me. The 40mm looks like a woman's watch on my wrist to me now.

I'm sad/happy.



Ty

[Dr. Robert]

Nope.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Dr. Robert

Nope.

X2

[Vincent65]

got a wrist-shot?

[VICI]

Originally Posted by Vincent65

got a wrist-shot?

Spoken like a true TRF'r :)

[Johny]

Originally Posted by Vincent65

got a wrist-shot?

this.

[DVR]

Originally Posted by Johny

this.

If you want a wrist shot see here : http://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=204178

The OP seems to have a real desire to say the 40mm is too small for him. Even in 2011 he was on about it. Would have thought he would have been over it by now.

And looking at the wrist shots I think his mind is playing tricks on him.
That wrist would look good with 36mm as well. Let alone a 40mm sub.

But as always , we are all different and if that is what he needs than why not.
Just do not understand the need to tell the world again and again.

Originally Posted by Castor

(need reading glasses) & so easily reading a watch becomes more of an issue in your late 40's & early 50's: so a larger watch is simply easier to read. I prefer the look of a smaller watch on my wrist, but there's no point in spending so much money on a watch that you can't use because you can't see it! That's the way it was with me anyway.

Aa 36mm DJ and a 40mm Sub have the same dial size and hands. Don't think the bigger case will improve reading the dial

[Johny]

Originally Posted by DVR

If you want a wrist shot see here : http://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=204178

The OP seems to have a real desire to say the 40mm is too small for him. Even in 2011 he was on about it. Would have thought he would have been over it by now.

And looking at the wrist shots I think his mind is playing tricks on him.
That wrist would look good with 36mm as well. Let alone a 40mm sub.

But as always , we are all different and if that is what he needs than why not.
Just do not understand the need to tell the world again and again.




Aa 36mm DJ and a 40mm Sub have the same dial size and hands. Don't think the bigger case will improve reading the dial

thank you. if the op had posted a pic in this thread you would not need to search his other threads.

[DVR]

No prob but I did not search, just looked up 'threads started by user' and the first I saw saying 'pics' I shared, took me less time than typing this reply

Usually it's the small to normal sized individual that feels the need to let the world know the 36-40 size is small and will not do anymore or better yet, is for a woman

[applebook]

Originally Posted by DVR

And looking at the wrist shots I think his mind is playing tricks on him.
That wrist would look good with 36mm as well. Let alone a 40mm sub.

But as always , we are all different and if that is what he needs than why not.
Just do not understand the need to tell the world again and again.

Quite frankly, I think that the 42mm EXP looks too big on that wrist.

Based on what I've read on various forums, it seems like a good percentage of those complaining about small diameter sizes have average to smaller than average sized wrists.

I read about people with 6.5" wrists opting for the XL Planet Ocean because the 42mm version is too small.

[thomaspp]

No, but I admit to liking the larger watches (YMII, Pam 111 and a AP Diver being the bigger boys). The 40mm watches are stunning however and enjoy wearing them very much.

[wantonebad]

I also prefer larger watches however you could never mistake a 16610, 1680 or a 5512 for a ladies watch, no mater how good a woman may look wearing it. JMHO

[Lrlx]

Nope.

[KBM]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

I also prefer larger watches however you could never mistake a 16610, 1680 or a 5512 for a ladies watch, no mater how good a woman may look wearing it. JMHO

This.

[2th Dr]

Originally Posted by wantonebad

I also prefer larger watches however you could never mistake a 16610, 1680 or a 5512 for a ladies watch, no mater how good a woman may look wearing it. JMHO

Totally agree.

[Urosfan]

I was never a 40mm fan until the new subc came about

[chrisbez]

Originally Posted by Urosfan

I was never a 40mm fan until the new subc came about

+1

[macduffi]

Originally Posted by Urosfan

I was never a 40mm fan until the new subc came about

ditto!

[Racerdj]

Originally Posted by Urosfan

I was never a 40mm fan until the new subc came about

Same here!

[jamesbondOO7]

Never

[GTC]

EXACTLY! While I would NOT call other Rolexes feminine, and candidly I think that is an uninformed (read ignorant) statement. Having said that, the Explorer II's robust 42mm was a factor in me not only buying the watch, but buying it new as used Explorer 42mm's are not marked down that much yet.

While any Rolex seems to be worn by women anymore; more than most, my beloved Daytona seems to have become for many ladies their Rolex go-to watch. Has that stigmatized the Daytona? For some it has. One of my buds calls the Daytona the unisex Rolex. Ouch.

Anyway, this is not a thread that is going to produce right or wrong as the issue the OP raises is highly perception dependent.

Now where did I put my manly GMT-Master II? :-)

[samsam]

Originally Posted by GTC

EXACTLY! While I would NOT call other Rolexes feminine, and candidly I think that is an uninformed (read ignorant) statement. Having said that, the Explorer II's robust 42mm was a factor in me not only buying the watch, but buying it new as used Explorer 42mm's are not marked down that much yet.

While any Rolex seems to be worn by women anymore; more than most, my beloved Daytona seems to have become for many ladies their Rolex go-to watch. Has that stigmatized the Daytona? For some it has. One of my buds calls the Daytona the unisex Rolex. Ouch.

Anyway, this is not a thread that is going to produce right or wrong as the issue the OP raises is highly perception dependent.

Now where did I put my manly GMT-Master II? :-)

I like your comment. I actually have the opposite problem. Anything over 41mm (maybe 42mm) would look ridiculous on me to my own eyes. I used to wear Breitling and other big watches for the longest time.

[Beef]

I am so terribly sad to hear this tragic news! I will do anything I can to help! I know, box up those pesky 40mm models and send them to me. I promise to provide a good home and then you won't feel guilty seeing them laying there in the watch box, unloved, unworn......

[dotcomakazee]

"looks like a woman's watch" was a poor choice of words by me. I wasn't in any way calling the watch feminine. I just meant that it now looks to small on my wrist. i still love the watches but i hate that (to me) they look to small. While we are on the subject though, I think a 36mm Date Just is way sexy on a woman.

Originally Posted by GTC

EXACTLY! While I would NOT call other Rolexes feminine, and candidly I think that is an uninformed (read ignorant) statement. Having said that, the Explorer II's robust 42mm was a factor in me not only buying the watch, but buying it new as used Explorer 42mm's are not marked down that much yet.

While any Rolex seems to be worn by women anymore; more than most, my beloved Daytona seems to have become for many ladies their Rolex go-to watch. Has that stigmatized the Daytona? For some it has. One of my buds calls the Daytona the unisex Rolex. Ouch.

Anyway, this is not a thread that is going to produce right or wrong as the issue the OP raises is highly perception dependent.

Now where did I put my manly GMT-Master II? :-)

[dotcomakazee]

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT saying the 40mm's look like a woman's watch. I just meant ON MY WRIST they look too small. I'm still a big fan. I wish I liked them on my wrist, but I just don't any more.

[Zoran]

Originally Posted by dotcomakazee

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT saying the 40mm's look like a woman's watch. I just meant ON MY WRIST they look too small. I'm still a big fan. I wish I liked them on my wrist, but I just don't any more.

I understand your point, and you don't have to apologize to anybody for sharing it.
No matter what some replies are
After wearing a bigger size watch, the 40mm do tend to look smaller, but after a while you are used to it again as a normal size.

Oh, and your post is not ignorant at all. So thanks for sharing your thoughts

[tedscott3]

Not even close. IMO very few people should be wearing anything over 42mm. I am really turned off by large watches on small-medium sized wrists. The size of the watch is only relevant in context to the person wearing it.

[elcompa]

36mm-40mm is just right. 42mm and up begins to look silly to me.

[Karbo]

Originally Posted by elcompa

36mm-40mm is just right. 42mm and up begins to look silly to me.

Cant say better

[DreambreaX]

Originally Posted by elcompa

36mm-40mm is just right. 42mm and up begins to look silly to me.

this means the AP 44MM NOVELTIES are silly, because they actually bigger than the 47MM Panerai.