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Old 6 May 2009, 10:56 PM   #1
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will rolex go......

bigger than 43mm???? i think they will.... im hoping they come out with a 45mm model??? what does everyone else think????
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:03 PM   #2
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Deep-Tona-Gaus II perhaps??
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:16 PM   #3
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I am just fine with a 40mm watch, and the hip hop big watch trend won't last forever. Hopefully they stick with tradition and don't cave to a fashion trend.
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:18 PM   #4
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40mm is fine

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Old 6 May 2009, 11:22 PM   #5
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max 41mm imo. Personally I think the DDII and DJII should have been 39mm, one under the 'sport sizes' of 40mm. DSSD is obv the exception, as it is the ultimate sport/tool watch in the line in my eyes.

I won't lose sleep over the 41mm DD and DJ II cases, but I think that 39mm may have been more appropriate for these 'dress' models. No bigger (sports or otherwise) than this though IMO
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:29 PM   #6
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:32 PM   #7
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Never (I hope) , 40 is perfect for sport , 36 for dress.
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:39 PM   #8
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I am just fine with a 40mm watch, and the hip hop big watch trend won't last forever. Hopefully they stick with tradition and don't cave to a fashion trend.
i thought they would have never gone above 40mm??? but now who knows??? i dont think tradition exists anymore
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:44 PM   #9
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you must mean the threads about "how today i am wearing my tudor"...
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:47 PM   #10
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you must mean the threads about "how today i am wearing my tudor"...
Now, that's more like it!
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:48 PM   #11
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Now, that's more like it!
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lol....
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:48 PM   #12
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40-41mm is perfect for a sports watch. It is meant to perform without getting in the way. But if you use your watch as jewelry to validate yourself and need everyone to notice and hopefully comment on it, then I can understand why someone would want the size to be bigger. Unfortuntely, I don't think it really helps in compensating for other shortcomings.
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:50 PM   #13
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40-41mm is perfect for a sports watch. It is meant to perform without getting in the way. But if you use your watch as jewelry to validate yourself and need everyone to notice and hopefully comment on it, then I can understand why someone would want the size to be bigger. Unfortuntely, I don't think it really helps in compensating for other shortcomings.
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Old 6 May 2009, 11:51 PM   #14
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40-41mm is perfect for a sports watch. It is meant to perform without getting in the way. But if you use your watch as jewelry to validate yourself and need everyone to notice and hopefully comment on it, then I can understand why someone would want the size to be bigger. Unfortuntely, I don't think it really helps in compensating for other shortcomings.
what???? i think im 6 foot 1.... im not that short......
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Old 7 May 2009, 12:33 AM   #15
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For my wrist 40 is perfect. I have tried on other watches that are 44 and thought it just looked too big.
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Old 7 May 2009, 12:47 AM   #16
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I'd say they will lag behind in the size race, but if more and more people move above 40mm they have shown the willingness to adapt to the market and maybe grow too. I agree with those that say they won't be on the vanguard of change though.

Personally, if they're going to make a monster like the SDDS, they should have made the diameter a better match for the thickness (44mm?). Can't wear it with most dress shirts now anyway. It would have been in better proportion and certainly more readable. It may have very well taken back a tiny slice of the Panny market share too.
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Old 7 May 2009, 12:50 AM   #17
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I think eventually the average Rolex will be 50mm. But that is probably a couple of hundred years from now when the average person is 7' tall and weighs 300 lbs. So stick around and you will be a happy camper. As for me at 6' 180 lbs 36 to 40 mm is perfect.
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Old 7 May 2009, 12:53 AM   #18
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i dont see them doing it anytime soon
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Old 7 May 2009, 01:06 AM   #19
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I just want a 40mm right now!!
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Old 7 May 2009, 01:06 AM   #20
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I reccently bought an Omega PO 45.5mm. It doesn't feel too large on my wrist. The reason I went for that size is because it will be more legible when diving in low light conditions as I have a problem with my eyes that limits my dark (and very bright) vision. I don't think Rolex should change their current sizing just because it's a bit of a fashionable fad at the moment.
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Old 7 May 2009, 01:09 AM   #21
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I reccently bought an Omega PO 45.5mm. It doesn't feel too large on my wrist. The reason I went for that size is because it will be more legible when diving in low light conditions as I have a problem with my eyes that limits my dark (and very bright) vision. I don't think Rolex should change their current sizing just because it's a bit of a fashionable fad at the moment.
i would like rolex to go to 45mm... and stop it right there..... i just feel that is a perfect size...
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Old 7 May 2009, 01:58 AM   #22
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no Dan... I don't think we have...
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Old 7 May 2009, 02:10 AM   #23
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If they do, then that's the time to switch to Panerai.
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Old 7 May 2009, 02:14 AM   #24
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I think that somebody is obsessed a bit too much with size.....
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Old 7 May 2009, 02:17 AM   #25
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I think that somebody is obsessed a bit too much with size.....
Me thinks so too!
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Old 7 May 2009, 02:29 AM   #26
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I think that somebody is obsessed a bit too much with size.....
could be!!! im a trader on wall street... i used to be obsessed with numbers.... numbers all gone.... lol.. lol
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Old 7 May 2009, 02:32 AM   #27
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I'd abandon Rolex if they got bigger than the 41mm which is already far too large and out of proportion. 39mm is my limit.
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Old 7 May 2009, 03:00 AM   #28
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I'd abandon Rolex if they got bigger than the 41mm which is already far too large and out of proportion. 39mm is my limit.
rolex is already at 43mm with the deepsea and the yachtmaster 2.... so have you now left rolex forever??? lol...
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Old 7 May 2009, 03:59 AM   #29
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Well, I meant as far as watches I would actually buy. DD, etc.
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42 mm at the most.....but no more than that!!
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