What's your take on ridiculously large watches?

**icedoverfire** · 07-26-2011, 09:18 AM

When I say ridiculously large, I mean a watch with a face diameter of 63 mm!
I was looking around in Macy's the other day and found this white Gucci watch that I think clocked in at that diameter (no pun intended, ha ha!)... although when you think about it is rather like wearing a clock on your wrist!

- ice

**maxzoran** · 07-26-2011, 09:20 AM

Geez! Doesn't Flava Flav wear one that size around his neck?

**mandoman** · 05-22-2012, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by maxzoran

Geez! Doesn't Flava Flav wear one that size around his neck?

only look good if your Flava Flav ''yeah boy''

**doug1066** · 07-26-2011, 09:22 AM

No true man wars a watch with a case diameter of over 50 mm. Anything larger is for little boys with genital issues.

**mandoman** · 07-26-2011, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by doug1066

No true man wars a watch with a case diameter of over 50 mm. Anything larger is for little boys with genital issues.

are you saying Flava Flav has genital issues

**doug1066** · 07-26-2011, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by mandoman

are you saying Flava Flav has genital issues

Let's just say that I believe that Brigitte Nielsen is more manly than Flava Flav

**maxzoran** · 07-26-2011, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by doug1066

Let's just say that I believe that Brigitte Nielsen is more manly than Flava Flav

Zing! I believe that!

**Prince** · 07-26-2011, 09:46 AM

I think they are great of you want to bring unsolicited comments about yourself.

Me, I only use a watch for keeping time.

**icedoverfire** · 07-26-2011, 11:13 AM

Hi everyone,

My mistake... The watch is not made by Gucci. It's made by Diesel. A Diesel DZ7194, to be exact.

To give you an idea of how ridiculous this thing is:

And evidently it's not just ONE watch... it's FOUR!
Case size: 65MM X 57MM!

- ice

**doug1066** · 07-26-2011, 11:15 AM

I guess I could see the need for a watch that big if your eyesight was fading...

**5 over** · 07-26-2011, 11:24 AM

I have pretty large wrists (have to get xtra long in leather straps). A 45mm Omega Planet Ocean is at the outer limits of what I want to see on my arm. YMMV

Ford

**professorchaos** · 07-26-2011, 04:52 PM

The ones the hipsters wear? No thanks.

**The Knize** · 05-22-2012, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by doug1066

I guess I could see the need for a watch that big if your eyesight was fading...

I was going to say that I am indifferent as to others wearing them, and that I am predicting out of style within a few years, but your have a point that I may need one any day now!

I kinds of like vintage men's watches that have quite small faces. Seems kind of elegant with with a suit.

**Kwaka_Chris** · 07-26-2011, 05:21 PM

watches in a watch?

I prefer the subtle understated dress watch. A small function for date display is handy but not essential. And obviously not gold, at least for me.

**DavyRay** · 07-26-2011, 05:23 PM

Understated elegance!

**MickRussell** · 07-26-2011, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by DavyRay

Understated elegance!

In Soviet Russia, watch wears YOU!

**alex2363** · 07-27-2011, 01:09 AM

i also love ridiculously big razors

**packersfan117** · 05-24-2012, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by DavyRay

Understated elegance!

The crown on that watch is the size of the adjustment knob on my razor!

For the record, I hate the huge watches. I have a Luminox Colormark Blackout watch, case diameter 44 mm, and that's as big as my watch will get. The crystal, however, is smaller, as the bezel takes up some room; my guess is the crystal is about 32 mm. My dream watch is a Doxa SUB 5000T, overall diameter 44.7mm, but the crystal is only 30mm, making it look smaller and less ostentatious. Pocket watches, however, may be bigger; I remember my great-uncle had one close to 2" in diameter, it was a family heirloom going back about 4 generations, if memory serves.

**KarthVader** · 07-26-2011, 06:46 PM

I think this style of watch is called a "submariner" watch or something along those lines. I'm not a fan.

**bassopotamus** · 07-26-2011, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by KarthVader

I think this style of watch is called a "submariner" watch or something along those lines. I'm not a fan.

Submariner is the classic Rolex diver (and there are about a bazillion that take inspiration from it, including the Orient I am wearing right now), but it is not a big watch by contemporary standards. I think the current Submariner is either 40 or 42 mm, and the older ones may have been a tad smaller.