The Watch Appreciation Thread (Reviews and Photos of Men's Timepieces by Rolex, Patek Philippe, Brei

[junior varsity]



JV,

While the trend has been towards larger watches over the last decade, I observe that:

(a) There is bound to be a counter trend towards moderate sized watches, perhaps not returning to the days when 33 mm to 35 mm was the norm for men's watches, but certainly a trend away from 44 mm+ watches - purchase a 45 mm PO at your peril!

(b) You need to appreciate where you are posting your watch photos and expressing your opinion. This is not GQ magazine. People here are not, by and large, interested in the latest trend, although they do admittedly follow their own trends. I assume, given your large number of posts in the comparatively short period of time you have been a member of SF, that you value people's opinions here, in which case the penny should have dropped by now that oversized watches are not loved.

late night watch debates can be fun, did you know? i tried to use reason and logic to prove my points, even though some people treat this discussion quite vilely

 

[style_man]

hey, no hard feelings. we're all entitled to our opinions. I love a good debate, though!

 

[imageWIS]



hmm? how respectable do you want to get? just to name a few high end and highly respectable
IWC? they released a 45mm portofino hand wound for 2011.5 and the standard portofino for 2011.5 jumped 4mm from 38mm to 42mm
Ulysse Nardin i posted earlier was 43mm and thats their newer model... and "the freak" model (drool) is 45mm
Omega dress watches - the new deville hour vision (new 8500 movement) is 41mm compared to the 37mm old devilles

Patek Philippe, Breguet, FP Journe...

 

[Hayward]

Will one of our UK members please post a pic of Orde Wingate and his alarm clock so we can start a new trend

 

[bhall41]



late night watch debates can be fun, did you know? i tried to use reason and logic to prove my points, even though some people treat this discussion quite vilely

Not late night for me, down under

Look, you are entitled to your opinion - if you want to wear watches which virtually everyone here seems to agree are too large for you, go right ahead. At the end of the day. it's just a watch.

 

[imageWIS]



Will one of our UK members please post a pic of Orde Wingate and his alarm clock so we can start a new trend

I'm pretty sure he wore a watch with an alarm (not common to the average man in the days before quartz / digital), not an actual alarm clock. Modern version:

 

[venessian]



You realise that they are 25mm or 30mm watches. Maradona is after all a **** midget.

That big? I thought they were no larger than 20mm, but high-stack for coke storage.

The railmaster and planet ocean have been around for a couple years, at the height of the trend. Panerai fans among watch connoisseurs are dwindling and the price hikes brought about by in-house movements are making them inaccessible to many potential customers. The only people buying huge Hublots are rappers and toolbags like Diego Maradona above. Rolex's bigger datejust is still smaller than your ideal, and is being made alongside the standard 36mm version. I agree that watches probably will never gravitate to the 33-35mm models of old. However, I think it's likely that they'll find a comfortable average of about 38-42mm.

Exactly.

Patek Philippe, Breguet, FP Journe...

+ Sohne, Dornbluth, Glashutte, Schauer, etc, etc, etc. The truth is that far fewer "respectable" watch makers go beyond 42mm than those who do. And I suspect that that those with some sizes over 42mm still maintain their smaller models, generally.

I'm pretty sure he wore a watch with an alarm (not common to the average man in the days before quartz / digital), not an actual alarm clock.

Bummer. I was sort of hoping he was the stiff-upper lip uber-trendy Brit mil-man version (pre-dating) of Flavor Flav....

 

[ljrcustom]



Patek Philippe, Breguet, FP Journe...

Those are more of what I would consider respectable brands.

-LR

 

[Fang66]



That big? I thought they were no larger than 20mm, but high-stack for coke storage.
Exactly.
+ Sohne, Dornbluth, Glashutte, Schauer, etc, etc, etc. The truth is that far fewer "respectable" watch makers go beyond 42mm than those who do. And I suspect that that those with some sizes over 42mm still maintain their smaller models, generally.
Bummer. I was sort of hoping he was the stiff-upper lip uber-trendy Brit mil-man version (pre-dating) of Flavor Flav....

I'm pretty sure he actually wore an alarm clock not a watch he was a complete nut bag, used to wander around in the nude giving orders to his men.

 

[luk-cha]



Just put a Toshi Strap on my DC56, and thought I would share!



Oh, and as an aside... I have ~8 inch wrists, and 40mm is about as big as I am willing to go (the size of this Damasko). I think a little bit of wrist looks good. No need for the watch to take up every square bit possible. The argument about women's use of watches is kind of silly. Big jewelry, small jewelry--for women it goes in and out of vogue more often than any person can count.

looks great!

 

[Achillus]

whats a classy watch with a 13k USD budget? Will wear mostly with suits, was looking at IWC Portuguese and some Panerai but realized i want something thats a "less common" brand and more unique? anything comes to mind?

this is what i are getting next...
man sized, 43mm, compared to the 34mm JLC (lady sized)

Looking good.

 

[Achillus]



/M

Nice watch.

 

[Kappelan]

Thanks God there is companies which still make 36 mm watches, such a Patek's Calatrava, Omega's DeVille, Rolex Datejust and so on. For sure everybody have a right to follow trends and wear monsters like U-boat (especially if you are Arnold or Stallone) but sometimes it looks just ridiculous.



This example is much better

 

[imageWIS]



I'm pretty sure he actually wore an alarm clock not a watch he was a complete nut bag, used to wander around in the nude giving orders to his men.

Pics please (I can't find any). Also, I mention in passing, that Churchill was really odd too:

he worked from his four poster bed in the mornings, attended by colleagues and secretaries. One General described being summoned to a meeting a 4am where Churchill appeared dressed in his bathrobe. He often distressed his staff by meeting with them while dressed in nothing but the pale pink silk underwear that he had personally tailored. He would even walk around his house completely undressed or insist on conducting meetings from his bathtub.

http://www.bipolar-lives.com/winston-churchill-and-manic-depression.html

 

[Kappelan]

Blue Datejust for today