Horological Meandering

Hi, I'm looking for a diver's watch to add to my modest and newly started collection. The problem is that I have a fairly slim wrist (about 6 inches). I think a 38 mm timepiece would be suitable. But the current trend is unfortunately (for me) bigger and ... 

Will be the Porsche Design Ocean series, the Ocean 500 is 34mm while the Ocean 2000 is 39 or 40mm. They are hard to find but are amazingly well designed, no diver's watch I can think of is so beautifully sleek yet functional. As proof of their functionali... 

... would be the Porsche Design P10 Diver, with 40mm in diameter: Regards, Marcus...  

I have to disagree - the Eterna PD diver is nowhere near the original Ocean 2000. The Ocean was groundbreaking and truly ahead of its time, it looks as good today as it did 20 years ago. The Eterna is much too chunky and lacks the sleekness of the Ocean 2... 

The Ocean 2000 is much more interesting, IMHO. And if you want to go on a "Purist way", choose a 3H model of this Ocean 2000. But it's not the same price.... Nicolas

If you don't mind pre-owned (not sure they're old enough to class as vintage), then there are 34mm and 38mm Seiko divers based on the 2205 and 4205 movements. You occassionally see them on ePrey as NOS, and more often than not in various stages of beaten ... 

I'm really grateful for all responses and the great pictures. I will check out all the different watches and think hard about them. Noel: Thanks for your thoughts, I think I might have to reconsider the 38 mm limit. Perhaps I can manage a 40 mm because I ...