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pplater initiates a compelling community experiment, challenging collectors to wear their smallest watch for a week. This thread explores how personal preferences for watch size evolve, influenced by fashion and individual collections. It encourages readers to reconsider their own perceptions of watch dimensions through a week-long immersion.
It's going to be a slow week, so how about a fun little experiment?
We're often reading posts and quotes about watch size (such as Mr Stern's quote brought to us by Stefan, below) and what has been very interesting is the range of views expressed in reply. What has been most interesting is the 'shift' in views which may be detected in the replies from some posters over time!
It appears that many of us express a distinct preference, but frequently move beyond that preference (be it larger or smaller) in the pieces we collect or wear. Andrew, what became of that statistical study you started a couple of weeks ago? Recalculating for the Sub??? 
The point of view which we express when these questions [frequently] arise is a point of view coloured by the fashion of the moment, or the present favourite watch in the collection. So, this is the proposal: spend this week wearing the smallest watch you own. It doesn't matter what that watch is or how long since it was last worn. It might be the case that you have only one watch, a 47mm Panerai that you wear every day. Wear that one. It may be that amongst the fifty watches you own you have a 30mm vintage Elgin that you haven't worn for two years. Wear that one.
Get used to it. See how it feels after a couple of hours; a day; a few days, then a week. Come back next weekend and let's see what we all think about watch sizes after we've had a decent exposure to a piece that either confirms our current preference (that Panerai!) or causes us to reflect on it from a little distance. It would be great to see them in the Friday Wristscan thread also!
How about it? Are you in? What have you got to lose? Unless something smaller turns up, expect to read about this one next week:
Cheers,
pplater.
can be counted as " small" ?
When I came back home with my latest addition, yesterday, my wife told me that it was much too small for me, and that I had to gift her. That 's the problem with this Pre Xmas era... More seriously, I epxerimented several times... In my collection, I have some very small watches like the JLC Mar V II Weems ( 32 or 33 mm ), or the Mark XI ( 35 mm ). I have no problem at all to wear them Although small, these are great watches. Best, and thanks for this topic, my friend. Nicolas
The proof of the the pudding is in the eating! I´ll join in with my oldest watch which my wife gave to me when we married - seems as if it had been yesterday - an Oris 34 mm with calendar, moon phase and second time zone. I´m interested to learn about the experiences in a week´s time! Best, anaesdoc
small watches that I wear: Patek at 33mm Longines at 32/33mm Longines at 33mm br, Dirk
. . . wrist time this week since the 7th grade . . . gamely, Art
my relatively old Explorer 1 circa 97. Initial impression was that it was REAL small despite average watch size of watches in rotation to be 38mm to 40mm. BUT have gotten used to it and in fact, FEEL its 99% there as in a being a light enough, perfect daily watch. Before putting it back into the drawer later, and prior to looking at other watches there, do feel that watches bigger than 41 are HUGE. Guess its a testament to some of the other watches out there that are bigger than 41mm/non-round f
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