43mm Navitimer 01 vs 46mm

[42mm Scud Missile]

I'm going to buy one of the two and I'm struggling with this decision. I like the presence that the 46mm provides as well as the sapphire case back but I worry that the 46 size could look dated a few years down the road. Any thoughts?

[JacksonStone]

Personally I think 46mm is too big, but it's really a matter of personal taste. I wouldn't worry about whether it looks dated, so much as how you like it and how well it fits you. Some people can pull off bigger watches better than others. I've seen some situations where people's eyes are bigger than their wrists, if you know what I mean. Conversely, smaller watches sometimes look undersized on a guy with a really big wrist.

Just out of curiosity, what's your wrist size?

[42mm Scud Missile]

6 1/2

[El-Duderino]

Originally Posted by 42mm Scud Missile

6 1/2

Then 43mm for sure. I have 7.25" wrists and the 46mm looks like a dinner plate on me. Bigger isn't always better and the 43mm will look so much more proportional on your wrist.


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[JacksonStone]

What Duderonimo said. Go for the 43 Navi.

[42mm Scud Missile]

Thanks I appreciate the help!

[srvrf]

I have a 6.5" wrist and had a 43mm LE Navitimer. It fit perfectly and I'd recommend it over the 46mm watch. You have to also consider the market if you ever sell it. I absolutely loved the watch except for the 30m WR rating. So I did flip it and replaced it with a Sinn 903ST which has 100m WR and a bracelet


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[patrickjb]

I have a 7.25 inch wrist, and a 46mm Navitimer. Looking back, I would've gone smaller. Too big, clunky, and obvious on my wrist compared to my 42mm Explorer II.

[sco]

No question here with your wrist size. The 43 all the way.

My brother has huge wrists and can pull off the 48 super avenger 2 and the newer super ocean special at 46, but man those are huge watches.

[sco]

Originally Posted by sco

No question here with your wrist size. The 43 all the way.

My brother has huge wrists and can pull off the 48 super avenger 2 and the newer super ocean special at 46, but man those are huge watches.

Edit: the superocean special is 44 mm, and my point was that both of these watches look enormous on my 6.75" wrist.

[arcadelt]

43.

[JP(Canada)]

Have 7 3/4" wrist and preferred an bought my 43mm Navi after trying both. Feels like I'm wearing the watch, not the other way around.

[Mystro]

Its not that 46mm is too big or ever look outdated but your wrist size is screaming for a 42-44mm size watch.

[GolfPunk]

On a 6.5" wrist you shouldn't wear anything above 40mm in my opinion, it will look ridiculous.

[Batman1]

Depends on your wrist. If you have a smaller wrist then 43 is the way to go.

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by GolfPunk

On a 6.5" wrist you shouldn't wear anything above 40mm in my opinion, it will look ridiculous.

A lot depends on the watch, as well as the shape of the wrist. I have a 6.33 inch wrist, but it's fairly flat on the top. I can pull off a 42mm Aerospace, Planet Ocean or Speedmaster with no problem, because the lugs are all fairly compact, and the cases sit nicely on my wrist. Anything above 42mm is pushing it for me, though. When I start getting into Breitling's "oversized" territory (44mm and above), my wrist starts to look like a kid wearing his dad's suit.

[GolfPunk]

See I have 8" wrists and carried a 47mm Chronomat GMT no problem but imperfect my Rolex Daytona and Chronomat Airborne 41

[WJGESQ]

POs are 45.


46 would look great on this watch.

[JacksonStone]

Originally Posted by WJGESQ

POs are 45.

Were but it that simple. It's easy to lose track of just how many size offerings and variants there are of the Planet Ocean. Essentially, the first two generations of the three-hand PO had 37.5mm, 42mm and 45.5mm offerings, as well as a chronograph in 37.5mm and 45.5mm. The current (third) generation changes things up by offering three-hand models in 39.5mm and 43.5mm only, and the chronograph in 45.5mm. There's also a GMT variant in 43.5mm, as well as a special "Deep Black" GMT edition is 45.5mm.

For me, the original, 2500-based three-hand 42mm PO fit perfectly. After that, they started getting chunky with the 8500 movement, and I stopped caring so much. The latest generation loses me entirely.

[42mm Scud Missile]

Thanks for all the input I really appreciate it!

[JacksonStone]

Congrats. Looks great - you definitely didn't need to go bigger.

[El-Duderino]

Originally Posted by 42mm Scud Missile

Thanks for all the input I really appreciate it! Attachment 823009

Congrats!


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