Your opinions please for my first Blancpain purchase..
Which would you recommend? Love them all..Thanks in advance for your input 5015-12B40-98B, 5015D-1140-52B or 5015-12B40-052A
There are some watches that just seem like they should be big. Or at least have big watch presence on "your" wrist. The new 43 (42.3?) wasn't out when I bought my 40.3mm Hodinkee
but I might have considered it if it was out then. Although I'm lucky if my wrist is 6.5" so I might have still preferred the Hodinkee. Size aside they are both very cool looking 50 Fathoms. I prefer no date but like how they did it on that new option.
Personally,
I am a fan of the Bathyscaphe but also the 42.3mm Fifty Fathoms. I think that is a watch with incredible ergonomics and is worth your time. That said, if you are tempted by the Bathyscaphe, go for that. My ceramic one is 43.6mm and wears like a dream. If ...
As others have suggested, a Fifty Fathoms should likely be your first....but.....
You must try on as many models as you can at your AD/boutique. They will look and feel different live and on the wrist, and what you thought appealed to you in theory may be completely different from what truly enamours you.
Its a personal taste but
I'd go the 5015-12B40-052A path The Ti case makes it much more comfortable on the wrist.