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goog53 · 25 July 2015, 10:34 PM

Ladies and Gents... I apologize for the pic overload but need your honest opinions. Have owned bigger watches Panerai and Bell and Ross (44-45mm) in my younger years early 20s and now in my mid 30s my tastes have changed to smaller watches and have just Rolexes and Pateks (38.5-41mm). Have always wanted an AP but did not like the fit of the lugs of the Classic Royal Oak design on my small wrists so always seemed to pass. I love the look of The AP 44mm ROOs but just wonder if it is too darn big for my wrist. Our AP expert Paul has told me repetitively if you change to a short strap on the 44mm ROO the watch will fit great on a smaller wrist. Here are some pics I took of me trying on the 44mm Ceramic ROO at Bal Harbour. And the last pics are of a Sales Associates FC ROO with a short strap he let me try on and it does make a difference. For whatever reason the FC ROO looks bigger on me. If I can pull off the size would be deciding between the 44mm Ceramic or 44mm RG. Thanks in advance for your comments and opinions.

goog53 · 25 July 2015, 10:36 PM

44mm FC with short strap

ray0750 · 25 July 2015, 10:44 PM

looks awesome

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abnerc15 · 25 July 2015, 10:45 PM

IMHO the ceramic 44 looks great on your wrist...

red1108nyc · 25 July 2015, 10:46 PM

Absolutely fine

SpunkyQ8 · 25 July 2015, 10:50 PM

Looks great!

csi-n · 25 July 2015, 11:10 PM

As far as I'm concerned, it looks just fine on you but the more important question is, how does it feel to you on your wrist? If you feel good with it, that's it. Go for it.

Sam

HL65 · 25 July 2015, 11:13 PM

Absolutely brother!

jschmidtdmd · 25 July 2015, 11:21 PM

Looks amazing to me!

PJ S · 25 July 2015, 11:34 PM

Not for me – it has a fair bit of overhang from the lugs and dominates your wrist too much.
The ROO Diver might be okay, as it'll be less bulky in width and height.
But if you think it looks the bees knees to your eyes, then that's really all that matters.

Of course, if you listen to that bunch of rabble rousers above, they'll convince you that a wall clock would look fine, if it means getting another incoming thread and pictures posted.
So listen to them at your own peril!

texex91 · 25 July 2015, 11:47 PM

YES, YES and YES!

Photos never come out right and slap on the short strap and you'll be rocking.

ANTHRACITE is

simongpaez · 25 July 2015, 11:49 PM

Yes it looks good

theflywrist · 26 July 2015, 12:15 AM

Came in expecting to say no, as I also have around 6.5" wrists, slightly smaller actually, and those watch sizes never work for me.
But in all honestly, that looks freaking amazing on your wrists!
Can you take a picture from farther away with more of your arm showing? And a side profile pic. It will help better to judge how it looks altogether.
I find that wrist and part of the arm pics can sometimes not give the full picture.

From what I see however, it really looks incredible!

yjfang · 26 July 2015, 01:48 AM

You said that you wanted to wear "smaller" watches. Something that I have transitioned to as well. On my 7.5" wrist, I can easily wear the 44MM ROO but chose not to (and this is after owning the SS version for a while).

The 44MM ROO looks like it fits your wrist but it sure takes up a lot of real estate and looks quite big. Not too big, just big.

I wear a 42MM ROO black/red for my sports AP and think that is plenty of wrist presence. Notice how the lug of my 42MM does not hang / extend beyond my wrist?

sturgeon123456 · 26 July 2015, 01:49 AM

Honestly looks great but for me (I also have a 6.5" wrist) the 41mm royal oak chrono and the 42mm offshore get 95% of the wrist time. My 44 is a once a month kind of watch due to its size.

However some prefer to enjoy the larger size and greater wrist presence.

daytonaTBR · 26 July 2015, 01:52 AM

Looks fine to me. That ceramic is very nice.

masterserg · 26 July 2015, 02:03 AM

Looks fantastic!

codecow · 26 July 2015, 02:05 AM

Looks good to me!

dysondiver · 26 July 2015, 02:06 AM

from the title , i thought ,, no way ,,,, from the pics , oh yes . looks great.

jjnd08 · 26 July 2015, 02:06 AM

Looks good!

theflywrist · 26 July 2015, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sturgeon123456

Honestly looks great but for me (I also have a 6.5" wrist) the 41mm royal oak chrono and the 42mm offshore get 95% of the wrist time. My 44 is a once a month kind of watch due to its size.

However some prefer to enjoy the larger size and greater wrist presence.

Care to post some pics for us when you have a chance?
Curious to see how they all look on us guys with smaller wrists.
Personally can't even wear a 39MM Bevause of a large fit.

eonflux · 26 July 2015, 02:31 AM

~6.5" wrist

eonflux · 26 July 2015, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goog53

Ladies and Gents... I apologize for the pic overload but need your honest opinions. Have owned bigger watches Panerai and Bell and Ross (44-45mm) in my younger years early 20s and now in my mid 30s my tastes have changed to smaller watches and have just Rolexes and Pateks (38.5-41mm). Have always wanted an AP but did not like the fit of the lugs of the Classic Royal Oak design on my small wrists so always seemed to pass. I love the look of The AP 44mm ROOs but just wonder if it is too darn big for my wrist. Our AP expert Paul has told me repetitively if you change to a short strap on the 44mm ROO the watch will fit great on a smaller wrist. Here are some pics I took of me trying on the 44mm Ceramic ROO at Bal Harbour. And the last pics are of a Sales Associates FC ROO with a short strap he let me try on and it does make a difference. For whatever reason the FC ROO looks bigger on me. If I can pull off the size would be deciding between the 44mm Ceramic or 44mm RG. Thanks in advance for your comments and opinions.

The 44's look great on your wrist. I would not hesitate based on those pics.
Even if your wrist was a bit larger, the 44's will have a lot of wrist presence, especially the RG. The ceramic won't look as large.

GB-man · 26 July 2015, 02:49 AM

You can most definitely pull it off. If you're comfortable with the fit then go for it. Ceramic diver would be a better fit, but that entails limited color scheme that not everyone favors.

tomcorkery · 26 July 2015, 03:00 AM

think it looks good on you

belk7 · 26 July 2015, 03:26 AM

I also think it looks great. You just have to decide if you're cool with the fact that it is larger and more prominent than what you're used to wearing. I personally love having a mix of sizes - 47mm PAM, 44mm AP on down to 40 and 39 thinner pieces. Variety is good, and I have found the 44 ROO to be a perfect complement to my other watches.

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srvrf · 26 July 2015, 03:42 AM

I think wrist shot pictures always make the watches look bigger than they really are. The bottom line is that if you like it, go for it. I know there's at least a little hesitation (which explains the post), but a sporty watch can still be on the bigger side and you're still pretty young. If you eventually gravitate towards smaller watches (which I'd expect), you shouldn't have any trouble selling it down the road. The ceramic bezel should still look perfect.

I'm 46 and think the 44mm ROOs are simply too big for my 6.5" wrist. I think the 42mm ones are pushing it a little (they seem to have the same lug-to-lug distance of about 55mm but the 42mm ROOs are narrower 3:00-9:00). So right now I have a 39mm ROC and I'm very happy with it. But I'm still tempted by the ROOs and Divers. You could consider a pre-owned City of Sails which has an offshore look with the numerals and rubber strap, but obviously doesn't have the ceramic bezel.

thomaspp · 26 July 2015, 04:49 AM

I think it looks great on you man. I can't remember if you have any watches that are not white gold and steel, but if you don't the RG would be awesome!

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nick c · 26 July 2015, 05:03 AM

Perfect fit

benlee · 26 July 2015, 05:05 AM

Looks fine!

25 July 2015, 10:34 PM	#1
goog53 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: Mike G Location: Ohio Watch: Rolex-Patek-AP Posts: 3,076	Can I pull off 44mm ROO (6.5" wrist) Ladies and Gents... I apologize for the pic overload but need your honest opinions. Have owned bigger watches Panerai and Bell and Ross (44-45mm) in my younger years early 20s and now in my mid 30s my tastes have changed to smaller watches and have just Rolexes and Pateks (38.5-41mm). Have always wanted an AP but did not like the fit of the lugs of the Classic Royal Oak design on my small wrists so always seemed to pass. I love the look of The AP 44mm ROOs but just wonder if it is too darn big for my wrist. Our AP expert Paul has told me repetitively if you change to a short strap on the 44mm ROO the watch will fit great on a smaller wrist. Here are some pics I took of me trying on the 44mm Ceramic ROO at Bal Harbour. And the last pics are of a Sales Associates FC ROO with a short strap he let me try on and it does make a difference. For whatever reason the FC ROO looks bigger on me. If I can pull off the size would be deciding between the 44mm Ceramic or 44mm RG. Thanks in advance for your comments and opinions. Attached Images

25 July 2015, 10:36 PM	#2
goog53 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: Mike G Location: Ohio Watch: Rolex-Patek-AP Posts: 3,076	44mm FC with short strap 44mm FC with short strap Attached Images

25 July 2015, 11:13 PM	#8
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 64,006	Absolutely brother! __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

25 July 2015, 11:21 PM	#9
jschmidtdmd "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: John Location: Denver Posts: 2,294	Looks amazing to me! __________________ Watches!

26 July 2015, 02:03 AM	#17
masterserg "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Serg Location: US of A Watch: AP Posts: 7,437	Looks fantastic! __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat????

25 July 2015, 10:44 PM	#3
ray0750 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 271	looks awesome Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

25 July 2015, 10:45 PM	#4
abnerc15 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: singapore Posts: 292	IMHO the ceramic 44 looks great on your wrist...

25 July 2015, 10:46 PM	#5
red1108nyc 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Real Name: Fred Location: NYC/NJ Metro Area Watch: Rolex Posts: 8,512	Absolutely fine

25 July 2015, 10:50 PM	#6
SpunkyQ8 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Real Name: Aj Location: Kuwait Watch: RM,AP,PP,RLX,PAM Posts: 1,056	Looks great!

25 July 2015, 11:10 PM	#7
csi-n "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Real Name: Sam Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,042	As far as I'm concerned, it looks just fine on you but the more important question is, how does it feel to you on your wrist? If you feel good with it, that's it. Go for it. Sam

25 July 2015, 11:34 PM	#10
PJ S Banned Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: UK Posts: 3,990	Not for me – it has a fair bit of overhang from the lugs and dominates your wrist too much. The ROO Diver *might* be okay, as it'll be less bulky in width and height. But if you think it looks the bees knees to your eyes, then that's really all that matters. Of course, if you listen to that bunch of rabble rousers above, they'll convince you that a wall clock would look fine, if it means getting another incoming thread and pictures posted. So listen to them at your own peril!

25 July 2015, 11:47 PM	#11
texex91 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: . Posts: 17,898	YES, YES and YES! Photos never come out right and slap on the short strap and you'll be rocking. ANTHRACITE is

25 July 2015, 11:49 PM	#12
simongpaez "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Real Name: Simon Location: Houston Watch: Some Posts: 1,109	Yes it looks good

26 July 2015, 12:15 AM	#13
theflywrist "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Stratosphere Posts: 1,993	Came in expecting to say no, as I also have around 6.5" wrists, slightly smaller actually, and those watch sizes never work for me. But in all honestly, that looks freaking amazing on your wrists! Can you take a picture from farther away with more of your arm showing? And a side profile pic. It will help better to judge how it looks altogether. I find that wrist and part of the arm pics can sometimes not give the full picture. From what I see however, it really looks incredible!

26 July 2015, 01:48 AM	#14
yjfang "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: JF Location: Los Angeles Watch: Rolex Sub 1680 Posts: 1,426	You said that you wanted to wear "smaller" watches. Something that I have transitioned to as well. On my 7.5" wrist, I can easily wear the 44MM ROO but chose not to (and this is after owning the SS version for a while). The 44MM ROO looks like it fits your wrist but it sure takes up a lot of real estate and looks quite big. Not too big, just big. I wear a 42MM ROO black/red for my sports AP and think that is plenty of wrist presence. Notice how the lug of my 42MM does not hang / extend beyond my wrist?

26 July 2015, 01:49 AM	#15
sturgeon123456 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 2,551	Honestly looks great but for me (I also have a 6.5" wrist) the 41mm royal oak chrono and the 42mm offshore get 95% of the wrist time. My 44 is a once a month kind of watch due to its size. However some prefer to enjoy the larger size and greater wrist presence.

26 July 2015, 01:52 AM	#16
daytonaTBR "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: N/A Posts: 1,466	Looks fine to me. That ceramic is very nice.

26 July 2015, 02:05 AM	#18
codecow "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Louis Location: Bay Area, CA Watch: PP 5131R Posts: 5,195	Looks good to me!

26 July 2015, 02:06 AM	#19
dysondiver "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: tom Location: northern ireland Watch: my fins Posts: 10,063	from the title , i thought ,, no way ,,,, from the pics , oh yes . looks great.

26 July 2015, 02:06 AM	#20
jjnd08 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: United States Posts: 8,615	Looks good! __________________ ---------------------- Instagram: watchesandchickensandwiches

26 July 2015, 02:31 AM	#22
eonflux "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SNA Posts: 3,637	~6.5" wrist

26 July 2015, 02:49 AM	#24
GB-man 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 37,355	You can most definitely pull it off. If you're comfortable with the fit then go for it. Ceramic diver would be a better fit, but that entails limited color scheme that not everyone favors.

26 July 2015, 03:00 AM	#25
tomcorkery "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Tom Corkery Location: westchester ny Watch: ap ro 15400 Posts: 502	think it looks good on you

26 July 2015, 03:26 AM	#26
belk7 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Chris Location: USA Posts: 1,439	I also think it looks great. You just have to decide if you're cool with the fact that it is larger and more prominent than what you're used to wearing. I personally love having a mix of sizes - 47mm PAM, 44mm AP on down to 40 and 39 thinner pieces. Variety is good, and I have found the 44 ROO to be a perfect complement to my other watches. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

26 July 2015, 03:42 AM	#27
srvrf 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Real Name: Steve Location: Indiana Watch: PP/AP/VC Posts: 2,156	I think wrist shot pictures always make the watches look bigger than they really are. The bottom line is that if you like it, go for it. I know there's at least a little hesitation (which explains the post), but a sporty watch can still be on the bigger side and you're still pretty young. If you eventually gravitate towards smaller watches (which I'd expect), you shouldn't have any trouble selling it down the road. The ceramic bezel should still look perfect. I'm 46 and think the 44mm ROOs are simply too big for my 6.5" wrist. I think the 42mm ones are pushing it a little (they seem to have the same lug-to-lug distance of about 55mm but the 42mm ROOs are narrower 3:00-9:00). So right now I have a 39mm ROC and I'm very happy with it. But I'm still tempted by the ROOs and Divers. You could consider a pre-owned City of Sails which has an offshore look with the numerals and rubber strap, but obviously doesn't have the ceramic bezel.

26 July 2015, 04:49 AM	#28
thomaspp "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 11,137	I think it looks great on you man. I can't remember if you have any watches that are not white gold and steel, but if you don't the RG would be awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Instagram: @watches_anonymous

26 July 2015, 05:03 AM	#29
nick c Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 26,846	Perfect fit

26 July 2015, 05:05 AM	#30
benlee "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Ben Location: SIN & JKT Watch: Rolex, AP, PP Posts: 9,874	Looks fine!

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