Rolex Size for women...

[wordisb8nd]

My wife was hesitant to wear a 36mm datejust b/c she thought it was "too big". Her opinion after trying the watch on is that the watch looks great and she would like wearing it. Perfect, problem solved. However, I wanted to ask the forum to see what the trends have been in women's watch sizes. I know over the years the traditional smaller sizes have been slowly going out of style and women are wearing bigger and bigger faces. Thoughts?

[ks58]

Trend is that women want the larger watches, even the desirable models like the Batgirl and a Daytona.

[kieselguhr]

Ohh great. Can’t wait to see all the male fashion experts dictate what the best watch size is for women on this thread

[KatGirl]

I prefer larger watches, and have worn a 40 mm sub, and owned a 36 mm OP. 36-40 is my sweet spot.

Kat


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[OrangeSport]

I don't think trends matter if she likes it.....

[watchmakers4]

My girlfriend wants a 31mm TT Datejust w/ champagne dial (I think its the classiest "small" watch Rolex makes). And sometimes she wears my 36mm but it does look large. Basically looks like if i wore a DSSD.

Ideally on her wrist, the best size would be 31mm.

[Laszlo]

Most of my female colleagues love larger watches especially Sub and Daytonas.

My wife on the other hand wouldn’t wear anything larger than 31mm.

[Kinnakeet]

I have plenty in the 40-42 range. Some larger Seiko divers. Just what I prefer.

[Gladiat0r]

We traded my wife’s 31mm datejust for a 36mm datejust. She likes it much better and it does look really nice.
No right or wrong here as some girls like the much smaller ones while some prefer Daytona’s and subs.

[CoveWatch]

My wife prefers smaller watches but can pull off larger ones just as well imo

[OrangeSport]

Originally Posted by CoveWatch

My wife prefers smaller watches but can pull off larger ones just as well imo

Oh, Matron!

[amandatil]

The watches you show just look great on women! Very statuesque!

[Maiden]

Some women like the I’m wearing my Daddy’s watch look. Some don’t. Everyone should wear what they think looks best on their wrist.


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[HiBoost]

As Morrissey once wrote, "some girls are bigger than others". I'm not an anthropologist, but I feel like this is the case with males too? In other words, it might make more sense to ask what watch a person with size X wrist should wear, but to try to generalize to an entire sex is pointless.

My wife (5'4", petite) loves her DJ31 and finds even a 36 looks ridiculous. My friend's wife is 5'9" and a 40 looks totally at home on her. And why wouldn't it? Many men are shorter than she is.

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[drrd]

Originally Posted by wordisb8nd

My wife was hesitant to wear a 36mm datejust b/c she thought it was "too big". Her opinion after trying the watch on is that the watch looks great and she would like wearing it. Perfect, problem solved. However, I wanted to ask the forum to see what the trends have been in women's watch sizes. I know over the years the traditional smaller sizes have been slowly going out of style and women are wearing bigger and bigger faces. Thoughts?

I remember this kicking off with girls and G Shocks back in the eighties and nineties.

Sometimes something comes along and people try it and like it and it sticks.

Over analysing it is a bit pointless. People do (and wear) what they want, that's all.

[dwjez14]

My wife only wears 36-40mm. She even wears sub and gmt sometimes. She thinks the 31 is way to small now

[Harry-57]

My wife likes watches over a large range of sizes. It's just a question of what looks right to her. If she thinks something looks right, it's right. She will be wearing a 34mm one day and a 45mm the next. They all look good on her.

[skipstar]

My wife wears a 41DJ everyday.

[Dirt]

All I know is my wife wears a 31mm DJ and it's the largest watch she has ever owned.
It fits her and suits her style perfectly. So much so that I can't imagine her ever contemplating wearing a larger watch.

[enjoythemusic]

All depends on the lady, her outfit / occasion.

[KatGirl]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

All depends on the lady, her outfit / occasion.

The only thing outfit and/or occasion affect is whether to choose a watch that can pass for dressy, or a sports watch.


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[Nairn1980]

Originally Posted by OrangeSport

Oh, Matron!

My thought exactly

[Nairn1980]

My wife had a 37mm YM and now has a 40mm ceramic GMT Pepsi.
She wears the Pepsi daily and loves it.

[Bluside]

My SO has both a 34 OP and a 36 DJ.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by wordisb8nd

My wife was hesitant to wear a 36mm datejust b/c she thought it was "too big". Her opinion after trying the watch on is that the watch looks great and she would like wearing it. Perfect, problem solved. However, I wanted to ask the forum to see what the trends have been in women's watch sizes. I know over the years the traditional smaller sizes have been slowly going out of style and women are wearing bigger and bigger faces. Thoughts?

Ask your wife does she wear trends or the watch size she wants to wear its that simple and your wife's opinion is the only one that matters.

[lee fowler]

The wife has two 40mm watches a Rose Gold Daytona on OysterFlex and a Steel and Rose Gold YachtMaster.

[Nairn1980]

Originally Posted by padi56

Ask your wife does she wear trends or the watch size she wants to wear its that simple and your wife's opinion is the only one that matters.

This in a nutshell

[Chadridv]

It really depends on the woman, but I’d say overall the trend of women wearing those 26mm watches is mostly on a huge downturn. Even my mom (around 75) has several 26mm rolex only wears her 36mm DJ. My wife also mostly wears either DJ36 or OP36. She does have a 34mm OP that she loves too.

[1William]

My wife wear everything from 26 mm up to 42 mm. Rolex, Seiko, Omega. Typically it is about her outfit and what she is trying to do with it. The watch is a fashion accessory for the outfit. Apple watch when she is working or doing the daily runaround.

[rambo99]

36 to 40mm