Boy - you got to carry that weight...

[paverman]

Originally Posted by Rock

Thanks to all who replied. This has been very helpful. I am continuing to compile a Table of Models and weights so may eventually be able to assist other novices.
Thanks Sakuraba - that was the chart I was thinking of. Thanks also to ral for the link.
I smiled at springbar's note - my nearest AD is 700km away. No local Rolex stockists. I think you have to actually wear a watch for a while before you can gauge its comfort.
I am used to lightweight watches, none of my watches weighs more than 50g, so I am a bit cautious about moving to a much heavier item. To try to gain an idea of what a much heavier watch would feel like I taped a big steel nut to a cheap digital to give it a weight of 135g and wore it for a couple of hours. It felt very pendulum -like and moved around on the wrist a lot. I am thinking that this would be fine for occasional wear but not every day use. Just my taste.

Strap on a platinum day date 2 for a couple hours and you'll be ready for anything.