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Men: 38mm or 42mm (AFTER TRY ON)

AFTER TRYING THE WATCH ON, which size do you plan on purchasing?

  • 38mm

    Votes: 88 31.2%

  • 42mm

    Votes: 194 68.8%
  • Total voters
    282
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pnewelljr

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Jan 31, 2013
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I know we have this poll, but considering now that people have said the watch is shockingly different in person (I agree), I think it would be useful to make a new poll for people who have actually tried them on.
 
Between the 2, 38 feels better and looks better, there is just no need for the larger size for me, my wrist is 52mm about 2" in width.

They both display the same amount of information albeit slightly smaller on the 38.
 
I've tried them on 3 times. I have both a 38mm and a 42mm on order. Still not sure which one to keep.

38mm May 13-27
42mm June :(

155mm wrist.
 
185mm wrist, 65 mm wide, preordered a 42mm and when I had my try on appointment, it was perfect for me.
 
With 150mm circumfence and 50mm with i am still undecided even after two tryons.
Would like the 42mm because of screen size.
Still not Sure :(
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Mapple86 said:
With 150mm circumfence and 50mm with i am still undecided even after two tryons.
Would like the 42mm because of screen size.
Still not Sure :(
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I like the 42mm on you, but I'm partial cause I ordered 42mm myself and I have small wrists too
 
Without a doubt the 42. Before try ons started I would have told you I was undecided, but the 38 to me looked way to small( my wrists are 170mm).
 
So glad I didn't order the 38mm which I had favourited. I thought I had small wrists (evidently not at 185mm, but hey ho), but the 38mm just looked way too small, and I don't really like massive watches either. The 42mm looked much better in my opinion.
 
I would say, every man with a cirsumfence of at least 165mm and a with of at least 60mm can go with the 42mm without thinking about it.

For 150mm - 160mm and 48-58 it is a very hard question.
 
Men: 38mm or 42mm (AFTER TRY ON)

42mm. I wouldn't be surprised if they got rid of 38/42 next year and bumped it up to 40/44.
 
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I preordered 42mm SS with Milanese Loop and was dead on in making the right choice for me. Love the size, casing and the band.
 
Mapple86 said:
With 150mm circumfence and 50mm with i am still undecided even after two tryons.
Would like the 42mm because of screen size.
Still not Sure :(
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I'm still undecided after 3 try ons. What people fail to recognize is that these watches look much smaller in person. I can almost guarantee if they were actually there when you tried them on, no one would say that the 42mm looks to big on you.
 
38mm was to small for me when I tried it on in store. I was actually considering it up until that point.
 
Mapple86 said:
With 150mm circumfence and 50mm with i am still undecided even after two tryons.
Would like the 42mm because of screen size.
Still not Sure :(
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We're in what is essentially the exact same situation. The good thing about our size/width is either of them look good! I preordered 42mm and will be sticking with that but the 38mm also looks great on you.
 
I've gone for the 38. My wrist is slim and 150mm circumference. I tried on the 42 and was happy with the width and height but it felt too thick. I know the depth is the same for both but the larger watch extended away from the flat part of my wrist so the edges floated off my wrist and seemed thicker.
 
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