Why do people insist on wearing huge watches? When did this start?

[geoffbot]

You don't like loafers? What do you wear when spending time in idleness?

Well done for not using 'loafing' in that sentence; we'll make a writer of you yet!

[ManMachine]

There are those who have the right wrist for it. then there are those who don't but still wear them and look awful.

Lastly, there are those who don't have the wrist for it and wishing more micro brands to make reasonable sizes.

[LesserBlackDog]

Oh, I thought he was talking about the blog, not something posted here.

It is in the blog... the second to last paragraph of the review, IIRC. I just put it in a quote here for the sake of convenience/consistency.

[Mr.Kane]

I don't understand the relativism of "to each their own" in a thread like this or even on a forum. The whole point of forums like these is to enjoy discourse about both the technical and stylistic aspects of horology. The reality is, any choice you make which involves fashion or jewelry, is out there to be judged by others. So I reserve the right to label giant watches ridiculous and not feel bad about it. Being critical of the trend toward large watches (hopefully in it's twilight) is part of shaping the overall trend. You ultimately vote with your dollar but expressing your opinions to others about choices has a powerful impact.

I think he's pointing out the fact that large watches are not a fad, and they've been worn since wristwatches were first made.

[CADstraps]

I don't understand the relativism of "to each their own" in a thread like this or even on a forum. The whole point of forums like these is to enjoy discourse about both the technical and stylistic aspects of horology. The reality is, any choice you make which involves fashion or jewelry, is out there to be judged by others. So I reserve the right to label giant watches ridiculous and not feel bad about it. Being critical of the trend toward large watches (hopefully in it's twilight) is part of shaping the overall trend. You ultimately vote with your dollar but expressing your opinions to others about choices has a powerful impact.

Spleh. It depends on the connotation. Your opinion on this has no impact with me, because you are designing them in such a way to remove choice: you're hopeful that your opinion will help to end the 'awful big watch trend' and effectiveley take that option away from consumers, because that's what you feel is best for them. And if you're not trying to remove choice, then why do you care? Countless new watches by many brands that are in the 38 - 42mm range, so why are you hopefull that bigger watches follow the dodo?

"To each their own' will always have it's place, because people tend to get way to worked up about their own opinions and forget that the completely frivolous topic of wristwatch preference is a democracy.

[dspaulson]

Spleh. It depends on the connotation. Your opinion on this has no impact with me, because you are designing them in such a way to remove choice: you're hopeful that your opinion will help to end the 'awful big watch trend' and effectiveley take that option away from consumers, because that's what you feel is best for them. And if you're not trying to remove choice, then why do you care? Countless new watches by many brands that are in the 38 - 42mm range, so why are you hopefull that bigger watches follow the dodo?

"To each their own' will always have it's place, because people tend to get way to worked up about their own opinions and forget that the completely frivolous topic of wristwatch preference is a democracy.

I don't wish to take choices away, I simply like being involved in the conversation as to what constitutes good "taste" (in the social sense). I think everyone does. I actually like watches (sport/dive) in the low to mid 40's and own several. Yet I'm personally annoyed at the emphasize on size for the sake of size with watches like the SISU that I referred to earlier. Mind you, we're talking >50mm here.

When it comes down to it, I just think it's normal for a person to express opinions to sway people toward their own concept of "good taste". I could go on and on but if you read a little about the concept of "taste," you'd see where I'm coming from. My overall point is that "to each their own" is a way of saying "let's not express opinions on this matter, because the matter is not worth discussing." Whereas I disagree, and think that it takes away all the fun.

[CADstraps]

Don't be so personally annoyed at watches, Sisu or JLC, 34mm or 65MM. It's a weakness. Once people know you have a weakness, you'll browse "WRUW" threads and see nothing but this:

I don't wish to take choices away, I simply like being involved in the conversation as to what constitutes good "taste" (in the social sense). I think everyone does. I actually like watches (sport/dive) in the low to mid 40's and own several. Yet I'm personally annoyed at the emphasize on size for the sake of size with watches like the SISU that I referred to earlier. Mind you, we're talking >50mm here.

When it comes down to it, I just think it's normal for a person to express opinions to sway people toward their own concept of "good taste". I could go on and on but if you read a little about the concept of "taste," you'd see where I'm coming from. My overall point is that "to each their own" is a way of saying "let's not express opinions on this matter, because the matter is not worth discussing." Whereas I disagree, and think that it takes away all the fun.

[Horologic]

My wrists are 7 1/4". My 42mm SKX007 seems to be the perfect size for a sports watch. I tried on some smaller 40mm watches like a Submariner and it seemed a bit small.

But what about for a dress watch ? Do you think 40mm is a good size or is 42 ok ? I think even Patek Phillipe makes a 42 or 41.5mm calatrava.

I don't think small <40mm men's watches are coming back in fashion.

[pcmxa]

I don't wish to take choices away, I simply like being involved in the conversation as to what constitutes good "taste" (in the social sense). I think everyone does. I actually like watches (sport/dive) in the low to mid 40's and own several. Yet I'm personally annoyed at the emphasize on size for the sake of size with watches like the SISU that I referred to earlier. Mind you, we're talking >50mm here.

When it comes down to it, I just think it's normal for a person to express opinions to sway people toward their own concept of "good taste". I could go on and on but if you read a little about the concept of "taste," you'd see where I'm coming from. My overall point is that "to each their own" is a way of saying "let's not express opinions on this matter, because the matter is not worth discussing." Whereas I disagree, and think that it takes away all the fun.

I haven't sen anyone tell you not to say that big watches are foolish, they have just pointed out that they don't agree with your statement and have elaborated reasons. Debate, exactly as you wanted.

The problem with your point about good taste is that it is contextual (good taste that is). What is good taste in one circumstance is not in another. I wouldn't go to a motorcycle club in a tuxedo (particularly not with an attitude toward correcting its members towards good taste) nor would I go to the opera in leathers and jeans. Nether of those would be appropriate unless you deliberately wanted to throw the participants ritual dress into their faces and mock it. To do either would be rude.

People are simply pointing out that the same is true for watch sizes. I like wearing big chunky watches, often with dressed down, mid-high end clothing. It is a style that I am cultivating based on any number of choices and cultural inputs. Personally I love the way 44mm watches look on my wrist. Big, but not grotesque. In your face without being rude. Many want to push this even further, perhaps even to the point of sarcasm or irony. Good. More flavors of expression are interesting, people being willing to be outrageous, even to the point of ridiculousness is how change comes around (one of the ways at least). The most ridiculous styles usually get tamped down into interesting forms of expression that manage to work with the world. Big watches are like that.

Have your taste, but recognize that it is your way of working, of wearing. Argue for it all you want, be the force that tamps the outrageous into being the new. But where you will get resistance (from me at least) is when you sneer at or deride or minimize people on the other side. Personally I think it works best when you argue why people should be for something as opposed to why something shouldn't be.

[bigvatch]

See, there someone else goes with the same thing. What makes you think it's 'upset'? You're inferring emotions that are not there.

When I see little dudes (and yes, they're all little dudes) crowing about how well they carry a big watch, I see overcompensation. It's buffoonery, like Jersey Shore dudes with orange tans and spiky hair, or fat old balding dudes with a yellow convertible Corvette that they rev at every stoplight. I know that evokes reactions from me, but 'upset' is never one of them.

How often do you actually see people on the street you don't know actually telling others how they carry a big watch?