Is it really the case with YG DD40 champagne dial..

[sachit]

Took the screen shot of the article from the very popular website.
Just curious about other people's opinion on the champagne dial YG DD40




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[kalo925]

The problem with people opinions on watch size is a lot of it is based on their own wrist size and we don't always know what that is. For sure people with smaller wrists might be turned off by a larger dial. And then it is also what some (older?) people are used to I suppose. I was at a concert last night in our plaza. I started looking at watches a bit and saw a few that were so small they just looked silly to me. I discreatly took a couple of photos. The watch just looks like a tiny spot on the wrist and the strap was almost the most visible part. Just looks completely strange to me. I'm older at 57, but I sure won't likely put something smaller than 40 on my wrist. The last image is a link to photo from a Hodinkee article. Looks beauitiful to me...

[Thuilln]

@kalo: this Datejust is right at home on this man’s wrist, and I suspect he doesn’t give a damn about the size of it.. kudos to him.

I agree with the Michael Kors comment from Jack @ Hodinkee. It is so big it’s obnoxious.

[Maiden]

I think you are referencing Jack Forster's excellent article about the Rolex Day Date, which compares the 36 to the 40. It really is a great piece of watch journalism that I think even non Day Date fans would appreciate.

Looking at the whole article in context, what Jack is eluding to in the piece of the article you highlight, is that the 36mm day date is an icon in its own right. That is the watch the whole world has identified, since 1956 or so, as to what a day date looks like. That does not mean the 40 is wrong, bad or incorrect. But it is not the icon. Can it be one day? Perhaps, lets check in 50 or 60 years.

I happened to share Jack's view, but it is only my view. I had a choice when I purchased my DD, 36 vs 40. I thought it would be 40 for sure, but when I tried them on, side by side, for me anyway, it was the 36mm. There is a restrained elegance to the 36mm and with the president bracelet you have all the wrist presence you need. The 40 looked and felt more like a gold sub, which is a different vibe. Nothing wrong with that, but different, at least to me.

So when you wonder if what Jack says is the case, I would say, most likely, for some people. But that isn't the case for everyone. The Day Date 40 is beautiful, and if you love it and its your style one should not hesitate to own it. Wear what you like and makes you smile. A few pics of my 36mm on my 7.25in wrist.

[kalo925]

Originally Posted by Maiden

A few pics of my 36mm on my 7.25in wrist.

Very nice wrist shots.. Looks great!