The Ultimate Watch Sizing Guide

Don’t believe the hype

Very useful information. Most interesting watch video I have watched in a while. 👍👍👍

My approach to collecting is getting and appreciating this for what they are and what they were meant to be. A Luminor should wear large, while a Tank should wear small, etc.

Wear what you love and what you are comfortable with. Who cares what people think. I personally think a larger watch looks better on a wrist if you have man sized wrists. Gives the watch morel depth, more character and substance. You feel like you are wearing something of value ruggedness and durability.

Excellent Thomas, thank you!!

Great video! I have a 6 3/4 inch wrist and most of my watches are in the 38 to 44mm range.

After impulse buying so many watches that were to big for my 6.25 inch wrist ...I finally learned the importance of the Lug to Lug spec. and the shape and angle of the Lugs. I'm comfortable staying in the 46 mm or less range with the exception of my Bertucci with 49 mm lugs that literally wrap down and hug my wrist. Great topic and well done.

Lot of scratches on the omega.

Gotta watch out for those wizard sleeves!

The Rolex Explorer 36 mm isn’t 36 mm, it’s actually 34.9 mm, so closer to 34 than 36 mm.

Maxi Dial, Super Case. Crazy people still get this wrong.

I don’t know if some of those watches are from his own collection but I love the way they are scratched,

Those Glases are perfect on your head shape.

Great info, a lot of people wear watches too big for their wrist

40mm is a huge watch for a 6.75-7.00 inch wrist.

Small (33-38mm) watches look just as silly on large wrists, as bigger watches look on small wrists.

My wrist is about 21cm and I'd never go over 41mm/11mm...

I wear an oversized frogman. It’s hideous and larger than the ‘wall’ but I still love it.

As was mentioned, your body type really makes a difference on wearability. Especially forearm size. I have pretty small 6.5" (16.5 cm) wrists, but I lift weights, so I have pretty large forearms. It genuinely allows me to wear larger watches with less concern than others I've seen with similarly small wrists.

Want to wear bigger watches? Go lift weights!

Is someone able to tell me the aftermarket bracelet on the mr01? Its an absolutely stunning composition!

i have a Tiffany & Co. East West, sized at 25mm diameter with 42mm lug-to-lug (the mid sized watch) ..it wears well on my 6 3/4 wrist…

44mm is not big!

He is hilarious with his inability to pronounce half of the English alphabet.

No mention of bracelet end links size. Male end links can make a watch look and feel bigger, particularly for the slim wristed.

thickness matters, too.

Such a great video. Over the years, I'm embarrassed to think about how much I've spent on really amazing watches that I just never wore because they were too large, too small, too chunky, or just wrong for me in some way. Now I rely on a few great, classic designs that have me covered for just about any event or activity.

Although I am 5' 10" and not skinny, my wrist is only 6" diameter. So I am partial to 34mm watches. 41mm would look like a wall clock on me.

I’m 6’5, 190lbs, lean muscle and have only 6.5 inch wrists so pretty small compared to my height and I wear a 36mm watch. I’m into history so love that era of sizes and I’ve had no one say I’m wearing a watch too small because it looks very fitting.

Sounds like you're saying Rolets and not Rolex, which is more interesting than you might think, as I have an acquaintance who mispronounces X as TS. Is this a thing?

Edit: Yep, he's definitely saying "Rolets". Listen for yourself. Multiple times he says it.

Where are your glasses from they look very nice?
Thanks in advance

watch size is dictated by fashion. Tomorrow they will start advertising small watches and they will immediately become beautiful.

Warum werden keine wirklich dünnen Uhren mehr vorgestellt. Ich kaufte vor ca. 40 a eine Concord Delirium. Leider wurde sie bei einem Radunfall stark beschädigt und war nicht mehr zu reparieren.
Ich suche etwas vergleichbares! Leider wird kaum bis gar nicht über dünne neue Uhren berichtet. Bin ich einer der wenigen, die nicht Lust haben mit dicken und meist schweren Uhren rumzulaufen?

Great guide! Lug to lug is key for me.

In my early days of watch buying I needed help figuring out whether I should go with a 38 or 40mm watch. I discovered by trial and error the truth of what he says regarding the fact that a too-large watch can make the rest of your body seem small and otherwise not look right. I also discovered that I needed to work against contemporary trends that seem to prefer larger case sizes. That is why I find it frustrating that watch reviewers only show the watch on the wrist, as he does, rather than take a wider shot and show how it looks on the entire arm. That would make these reviews a lot more helpful.

In the end of the day its all about personal preference. I wear anything from 27 to 40mm watches. Case shape and thickness matter just as much as the diameter.

I have an 8 inch (20cm) wrist and I very comfortably wear pieces varying in size from my 1949 Smiths 12-15 at 31mm up to my 47mm Invicta Grand Diver (I also have a GShock Mudmaster at 53mm)

I have 6 inch wrist and i want to buy breitling seaeolf 2. It works yes

If you can afford these watches, why not go to a jewellery and get one on one personal advice?

I like those glasses, what type of frames are those?

I find that wrist circumference is an extremely overrated way to choose a watch size because while my wrist is only 7" in circumference it is VERY rectangular. What does it matter what my wrist circumference is when my wrists are 40mm tall but 60mm wide?

Can you imagine how stupidly small that a 40mm dial looks on my wrist with a full centimetre of wrist at the top and another full centimetre at the bottom? My "average" wrist easily accomodates watches like the Invicta Grand Diver (47mm), Tissot Seastar 2000 (46mm) and O.G. Bulova Lunar Pilot (45mm).

What matters most is how WIDE your wrist is. How tall it is doesn't really matter because you have to size the watch to the platform on which it will sit and that is all a matter of width. The only thing that circumference really matters for is how many links you need to remove from a bracelet.

People should just hold a ruler across their wrist and measure end to end in millimetres. With a wrist that's 60mm wide, a 53mm lug-to-lug isn't big, it's close to perfect.

I think size and height of body matters too. I have a 6.76 inch wrist 185lbs 6' tall ..not that big and anything smaller than 43mm looks too small. I had a 47" that got the most compliments on as it suited my size the best

Makes a lot of sense, thanks.

I wish you had gotten to the why. For example why were smaller watch considered preferred than the larger ones today?
Differences between sizing for men and women.
Cosmetically I think the watches of today are generally pretty bad for women. They take 2 mm off and call it a day.
Aside from personal taste, why is the ratio of case diameter to wrist size that is most appealing to non watch collectors versus watch collectors. Artists have certain ratios for beauty, how does this compare?

Wear the watch you like the most. There, I just simplified it for you.

I have same wrist size as your, but I never wear watch with size more than 36mm.

When I see a 33-35 millimeter watch on most guys it just looks like a watch should, most modern watches look silly. I think we will smirk at them the same way we do the wide suit lapels of the 70s within a decade.

Would like someone’s opinion if they think a 42mm Aikon (silver dial) would seem too big for a 6.5” wrist?

Since when are AP, VC, and PP "upstart young brands"? Doofus

Power rangers movie 😂
nice one, touché

Well presented. Loved the video.