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Eoin wrote: »

That's a big factor for me actually. I know that some people think big watches are just a fad, but I just don't like < 42 mm watches, which rules out a lot of vintage watches for me.

Yea most vintage stuff is between 28-35mm, even many chronos and tool watches. IIRC the speedy isn't much over 40mm? Very few are bigger than 40 and those that are can be too big like WW2 B-Uhrs at 50mm just across the dial. They're absoeffinlutely huge on the wrist. 60 odd mm lug to lug, so even on a giant of a man would look mad. The zenith/omega/laco/etc 30's pilots watches at 41mm are about the only relatively common pre 70's vintage over the 40mm. Even divers were around the 35mm.

Here's a 20's print ad pic I have for a man's watch

Blurred I know but you can just make out "Stylishly small" seen as an advantage.

sparrowcar wrote: »

That's your age showing

or too many hours in the gym or too many pies actually not always true. The biggest guy I know has remarkably dainty wrists. People defo had smaller wrists back then. I have had a couple of original straps from the teens and twenties and unlike modern straps where I always have to bore extra holes to fit they were shorter and had holes to spare.

You may notice how narrow my focus is I just love the history and the designs and quality from some real high end names today for argos money pretty much. Hell keep an eye out and an IWC one is around 600-700, Rolex around the same(though the latter have v basic/crappy movements at this stage). Cheapest IWC you could buy.

Well I suppose it depends on the model. Rolex have generally great case design and quality but their internals can be variable, even decidedly low end. Good article on an Explorer here. I quote "As it stands, this caliber 3000 is the most crudely finished watch movement that I have ever personally examined; and I include in that observation, a number of movements in extremely inexpensive watches."

Their name is a lot of their appeal. And fair play too, they pretty much built the whole recognisable trademark thing in wristwatches and indeed were highly instrumental in building up the popularity of the wristwatch itself. They kinda remind me of Apple computers in some ways. Less innovative than they give themselves credit for but highly focused in applying innovations, keeping quality higher than many and building the brand name.

Me? Given the choice between an unbranded seiko and an unbranded rolex? Probably the Rollie TBH. I prefer the look of them(or certain models) as I find the Japanese aesthetic in wrist watch design not quite agreeing with me. Dunno why as I find the overall Japanese aesthetic in other things very agreeable. Ideal world? Rolex tool watch design with a Seiko in house movement.