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Old 15 December 2020, 04:42 AM   #1
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Recently acquired from Jacek. Loving wearing this everyday so far.

BTW is it just me or do watches seem larger in pictures / smaller in real life? I knew this piece would be smaller on my wrist but I’d be ok due to my 6.5 inch wrist size but once I saw it in person it looked so small at first! In any case enjoying the watch now after having gotten over that mild shock.




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Old 15 December 2020, 04:57 AM   #2
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Recently acquired from Jacek. Loving wearing this everyday so far. BTW is it just me or do watches seem larger in pictures / smaller in real life? I knew this piece would be smaller on my wrist but I’d be ok due to my 6.5 inch wrist size but once I saw it in person it looked so small at first! In any case enjoying the watch now after having gotten over that mild shock. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Congrats on the 114270. It's a truly great watch. Regarding the size, I have found that most cell phone cameras tend to totally exaggerate the size of our watches. This is my 114270. It was taken with a 2003-era Nikon Coolpix camera. I think traditional, stand-alone cameras render the relative size of the watch more realistically. Hope you thoroughly enjoy your new Explorer. It's a beauty. -Rick.
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Old 15 December 2020, 04:59 AM   #3
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Old 15 December 2020, 05:05 AM   #4
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Congrats on the 114270. It's a truly great watch. Regarding the size, I have found that most cell phone cameras tend to totally exaggerate the size of our watches. This is my 114270. It was taken with a 2003-era Nikon Coolpix camera. I think traditional, stand-alone cameras render the relative size of the watch more realistically. Hope you thoroughly enjoy your new Explorer. It's a beauty. -Rick.
How big are your wrists as it looks tiny?
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Old 15 December 2020, 05:14 AM   #5
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How big are your wrists as it looks tiny?
My wrist is 7.5". The fit is perfectly fine. In fact, I enjoy a range of watches from 36mm to 43mm in size. They're all good.
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Old 15 December 2020, 06:27 AM   #6
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My wrist is 7.5". The fit is perfectly fine. In fact, I enjoy a range of watches from 36mm to 43mm in size. They're all good.
I agree. Good to have a variety of watch sizes. Mind you, an Explorer and a BB58 would be a pretty good 2 watch collection.
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Old 15 December 2020, 06:34 AM   #7
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One of the best. I love mine.
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Old 16 December 2020, 04:16 AM   #8
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Love it! congrats!
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Old 16 December 2020, 06:32 AM   #9
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Looks good on you, they all look so much bigger in pictures because they’re all enlarged lol
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Old 16 December 2020, 07:00 AM   #10
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Congrats on the purchase, looks sharp


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Old 16 December 2020, 07:02 AM   #11
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Old 16 December 2020, 07:10 AM   #12
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Recently acquired from Jacek. Loving wearing this everyday so far.

BTW is it just me or do watches seem larger in pictures / smaller in real life? I knew this piece would be smaller on my wrist but I’d be ok due to my 6.5 inch wrist size but once I saw it in person it looked so small at first! In any case enjoying the watch now after having gotten over that mild shock.




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Thanks for buying me an early Christmas gift. I'll dm you my new address. :)
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Old 16 December 2020, 08:21 AM   #13
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Looks great. I am trying to get to a state in life to one less, buy better. In regards to that I am thinking about trading my Tudor GMT and Grand Seiko 9F62 for a Explorer 1. I think the Explorer one is a near perfect one watch collection.
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Old 16 December 2020, 08:24 AM   #14
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Looks great. I am trying to get to a state in life to one less, buy better. In regards to that I am thinking about trading my Tudor GMT and Grand Seiko 9F62 for a Explorer 1. I think the Explorer one is a near perfect one watch collection.
This sounds like a very good idea. And OP - enjoy the beautiful new watch!

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Old 16 December 2020, 08:56 AM   #15
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Def look smaller in person. I love wearing 34-36mm vintage pieces, but took a min to get used to.
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Old 16 December 2020, 09:29 AM   #16
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Old 16 December 2020, 10:27 AM   #17
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Such a classic! Enjoy.
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Old 16 December 2020, 10:46 AM   #18
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A beautiful example of a clean three-hand timepiece. Big congrats.
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