Watch Size Trends?

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

If the trend is smaller then why are so many recent releases from Rolex larger? I specifically refer to modern watches like the SkyD, SD43, DSSD, AK, OP, and YMII. OK I'll give in on the DJ41 (listed as 41mm on their site) and the DD40 but those are both on the dressier side of things and still significantly larger that their traditional 36mm counterparts. Their downsizing was more about proportions than actual size constriciton.

Originally Posted by RJRJRJ

I don't think it's so much an issue of watches getting larger (in this case Rolex), but the popularity of XXL watches dwindling. With the exception of the DSSD, nothing Rolex makes is very large.

Case in point (pun intended), for the list I showed, they're all larger than Rolex's traditional sized watches. Even the 40mm traditional tool watches wear large. The list sizes are 42, 43, 44, 40 (was 34), 39 (was 36), and 44mm; DJ41 and DD40 as well are both larger than they were at 36mm. Oversized XXL watches are here to stay especially as people are larger than they used to be. They may not be as popular as they were when they were first introduced but the impact has been permanent to Rolex and the world.