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Old 20 July 2020, 03:12 AM   #1
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Tudor Black Bay 58 help

Hi guy’s I’m looking for some help ....

I am thinking about getting a Black bay 58 probably on the fabric strap the problem is it’s very difficult to find an AD local that has one in stock to view before placing a deposit and joining the list.

My concern is my wrist size is somewhere between 7.5in - 7.25in and I’m a little worried it may look to small for me. If any of you guys have a similar size wrist I would love to here your thoughts on how it wears and some wrist shoots would be a massive help 🍺

Thanks guys
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Old 20 July 2020, 03:18 AM   #2
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I suspect you'd be fine, but size perception on the wrist is a very personal thing. There are folks here who think a 36mm Datejust on your wrist would be perfect, but others would think you could handle a 44mm DSSD (and I personally wouldn't recommend either at your wrist size).

It wears about the same as a 39mm Tag Heuer Carrera (similar case shape and lug length). You can almost certainly find one of those to try on. Or, in general, if you ask to try on a 39mm diver without crown guards from almost any brand, you'll get a similar sense of it.

Or just try on a Rolex sub. If you find the sub a hair large, then the BB58 will be perfect. If you think the sub is perfect, you'll find the BB58 a hair small. If you can try an older five-digit sub, the two are even closer.
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Old 20 July 2020, 03:29 AM   #3
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As above really. I’ve got a 7in wrist and love how it fits - wouldn’t want it much smaller though
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Old 20 July 2020, 03:36 AM   #4
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Tudor Black Bay 58 help

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For me, i can comfortably go 1mm smaller or 2mm bigger but these sit right in the sweet spot along side the Exp 1

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Old 20 July 2020, 03:58 AM   #5
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My wrist is in the 7.5-7.75" range and for me the 58 is too small. They had one at the AD last time i went and it looked tiny to my eyes. Keep in mind the watches I own are 41-44 mm in diameter, so 39 looked very small by comparison.

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Old 20 July 2020, 04:19 AM   #6
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For me, i can comfortably go 1mm smaller or 2mm bigger but these sit right in the sweet spot along side the Exp 1

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Thanks mate that’s really helpful they sit perfect on your wrist so hopefully I’ll be all good.

Which one do you prefer the most blue or black both look fantastic 👍
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Old 20 July 2020, 04:51 AM   #7
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go OG black.. you will love it
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Old 20 July 2020, 07:00 PM   #8
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Thanks mate that’s really helpful they sit perfect on your wrist so hopefully I’ll be all good.

Which one do you prefer the most blue or black both look fantastic

Controversially - Blue


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Old 20 July 2020, 09:48 PM   #9
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My wrist is only 6.7", but when I tried on the BB58 on a fabric strap, I thought it looked small. I ended up buying the BB Heritage with the black bezel.

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Old 21 July 2020, 01:05 AM   #10
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same size wrist, and fits like a dream.
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Old 21 July 2020, 01:27 AM   #11
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I have a 6" wrist so i'm no help, but love how it fits me!
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Old 21 July 2020, 02:04 AM   #12
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Just to prove that wrist circumference is not everything.

My wrist is 6.8 inches but quite flat, and the bb58 looks smaller on my wrist than on some of the larger wrist sizes.

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Old 21 July 2020, 06:23 AM   #13
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Hi guy’s I’m looking for some help ....

I am thinking about getting a Black bay 58 probably on the fabric strap the problem is it’s very difficult to find an AD local that has one in stock to view before placing a deposit and joining the list.

My concern is my wrist size is somewhere between 7.5in - 7.25in and I’m a little worried it may look to small for me. If any of you guys have a similar size wrist I would love to here your thoughts on how it wears and some wrist shoots would be a massive help

Thanks guys



My wrist is 7 inches, so slightly smaller than your own, but I picked this guy up on strap late last week.

For reference purposes, I wear both DD36 and SD43 comfortably, but 39-41 tends to be my sweet spot.

The lug-to-lug measurement on this watch is 47.75 and I’m really enjoying it on my wrist so far.
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Old 21 July 2020, 07:47 AM   #14
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I have same wrist size as you. The 58 is perfect. I used to wear 44/47mm Panerai. You can't go too small with watches, only too big. I've tried on DJ 36s recently and they are awesome. Wear a 58 for a while and anything much bigger feels cumbersome and unnecessary (in my experience)
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Old 21 July 2020, 08:33 PM   #15
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You can't go too small with watches, only too big.
As much as I want this to be true, it is not. I always gravitate to 36mm, yet when I try them on, my wife and even ADs have told me it looks way too small, unfortunately.

I do believe that the 58’s size is a sweet spot for 95% of wrists. It is a special watch.
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My AD also tells me 36mm is too small. He is wrong ;)
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My AD also tells me 36mm is too small. He is wrong ;)
Of course he does, the bigger DJ is more expensive ;-)
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