Independents

Most are 40-42 mm, which is too large for my 7 inch wrist. Closest I’ve found are from Stowa and Dornbluth. The Stowa is a bit small at 36 mm, and Dornbluth L2L a bit long at 48 mm and case height a bit thick at 11 mm. Anyone know of a 38 mm Deck Watch th...  

You might look at https://buserfreres.com/collection/marine which are 38 mm. There is another post on the site about these I see.

Yes, I found this last week when I was researching different options. The dial is beautiful, the case size is perfect at 38 mm and the L2L is a very reasonable 45 mm. Alas, the case thickness is 10.5 mm, which is only .5 mm less than the Dornbluth. If I w... 

Especially under 40mm. The best I could come up with was hentschel, some of their steel models start around 5ke so more expensive than stowa yet a completely different value proposition.

But the thrill of the chase is part of the experience. Great suggestion! I checked out Hentschel as well. He makes a gorgeous watch. Perhaps he does not publish L2L or case thickness on his website under technical Data, as I could not find it there. 37 mm... 

39mm from Laco: www.laco.de You can even upgrade the movement and AR coating and get the case engraved (at a cost). Looking forward to see what you end up with!

I discovered the Cuxhaven last year when I bought a LACO Pilot Pro 40 mm from them. The LACO deck watch is Reasonable proportions all around at 39 mm with a L2L of 46. A tad thick at 10 mm. I prefer the more traditional solid hands and solid black printed...