Having worn the JLC MUT Moon for about the last week, the watch is 39mm. It is making me question why over the last few years we seem to thnk we have to fill the whole top of our wrists with a watch which pretty much takes up all the space. I think i have discovered a very good reason why our watches should perhaps be a little smaller .
I have quite big wrists, and it isn't just the circumference of the wrist which matters. The shape of the wrist matters too, as in how flat the top of the wrist is and how a watch fits when sitting on the wrist.
The problem with the watch taking up all the wrist is that you cant see the whole thing. You cant see the relationship between the watch and the strap/bracelet and the way they connect.
I have some quite small watches, a Piaget, for example at 34mm. Yes when I put it on after a BPFF or SD 43 it does seem small. But the way it sits on the wrist and shows the whole relationship, visually between watch and strap, looks to my eyes to be a much better look over all.
Of course what is ultimately "big" will depend on the size and shape of the wearers wrist. But do we need to re-think the whole thing?
Are we obsessed with size and filling the whole wrist?
Should we step back towards smaller watches and enjoy seeing the whole picture?
What do you guys think?
Here are some examples;
SD 43
34mm Piaget
Big Parmigiani taking up the whole wrist
Smaller 114300 allowing full view of the strap
I have quite big wrists, and it isn't just the circumference of the wrist which matters. The shape of the wrist matters too, as in how flat the top of the wrist is and how a watch fits when sitting on the wrist.
The problem with the watch taking up all the wrist is that you cant see the whole thing. You cant see the relationship between the watch and the strap/bracelet and the way they connect.
I have some quite small watches, a Piaget, for example at 34mm. Yes when I put it on after a BPFF or SD 43 it does seem small. But the way it sits on the wrist and shows the whole relationship, visually between watch and strap, looks to my eyes to be a much better look over all.
Of course what is ultimately "big" will depend on the size and shape of the wearers wrist. But do we need to re-think the whole thing?
Are we obsessed with size and filling the whole wrist?
Should we step back towards smaller watches and enjoy seeing the whole picture?
What do you guys think?
Here are some examples;
SD 43
34mm Piaget
Big Parmigiani taking up the whole wrist
Smaller 114300 allowing full view of the strap
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