Doing a little watch shopping online, looking at the nice watches, but the description is "such n such Overside watch"...I've never seen the term in regards to watches. Does it mean, its for a big wrist, or the face of the watch is big?
That"s my thinking, too. Some watches today are ridiculously huge, but that seems to be the style.It's likely referring to watches with large case diameters. It's subjective, but I would consider anything over 44mm to be oversized. Anything under 38mm seems a bit small (or classic size I guess).
What kind of watches are you looking at?
It's likely referring to watches with large case diameters. It's subjective, but I would consider anything over 44mm to be oversized. Anything under 38mm seems a bit small (or classic size I guess).
What kind of watches are you looking at?
It's likely referring to watches with large case diameters. It's subjective, but I would consider anything over 44mm to be oversized. Anything under 38mm seems a bit small (or classic size I guess).
Most popular watches today are a lot bigger than they were in the past. 36-38mm watches used to be the norm for men, but you often see watches in the 46mm+ range. Generally, you'd like to keep a watch in proportion to your wrist size, so the larger your wrists, the larger watch you can pull off without looking ridiculous.
Personally, I think those really big watches make you look like you're trying too hard. I like watches in the 40-42mm range and I'd consider my wrists to be "average" sized. I had a 46mm watch and it looked silly, while my vintage Bulova measures 36mm and looks really tiny.
If you're picking up a watch for every day use, I'd recommend doing a bit of reading on some of the classic styles for inspiration. A Rolex Submariner looks just as good today as they did 50 years ago (kind of like Stratocasters and Les Pauls for guitars). That way you won't end up with something that looks outdated.
44-48 seems large but not extreme
Pie are round44 is already huge enough to be edging into 'extreme' in my books.
you also have to keep in mind that the difference in the face of the watch between 44 and 46 is a lot bigger than the difference between 38 and 40 due to that whole pi * r[SUP]2[/SUP] thing.