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Blancpain fifty fathoms - too large?
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YY77
·How does it look with a mirror shot?
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberYes, in my view, too large. But it's a subjective topic.
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Walrus
·It’s just the lug to lug a bit too long but that is perhaps my “grail” watch although I dislike that term. Don’t they make it in a smaller size as well? It’s not crazy big but if it’s going to have you double thinking it you may not enjoy it as much.
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pdxleaf
·At first glance it appears large. But as you said, it may need to be large to serve its purpose as a dive watch.
We tend to become accustomed to what we see regularly. Meaning, if you wear it often it won't seem so large.
A big issue for me is thickness. A thick watch to me is uncomfortable. The only watch i ever returned was a new Hamilton intramatic. It had a smaller case size but sat too high on my wrist. The opposite is true for me, a thinner but larger case can be comfortable.
Looking at your wrist shot again, it doesn’t seem as large as when I first viewed it.
Good luck with the decision process.
We tend to become accustomed to what we see regularly. Meaning, if you wear it often it won't seem so large.
A big issue for me is thickness. A thick watch to me is uncomfortable. The only watch i ever returned was a new Hamilton intramatic. It had a smaller case size but sat too high on my wrist. The opposite is true for me, a thinner but larger case can be comfortable.
Looking at your wrist shot again, it doesn’t seem as large as when I first viewed it.
Good luck with the decision process.
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Oyaoik
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blufinz52
··Hears dead people, not watch rotors.To me, the watch looks too large on your wrist. I'm not a fan of the bezel, which I think dominates the watch.
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Radyson
·I also think that is large for your wrist and maybe not such a bezel. I love Blancpain, but there is a smaller one I think it is model 5000.
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Oyaoik
·Strangley enough the watch did not feel that thick on the wrist as the 15.5 mm might suggest. Also the awesome sailcloth strap helps to wear it down. It is magic how overengineered this thing really is. The titanium version had a clasp instead of a buckle and the clasp even had a small screw to lock the pin down to the wanted adjustment position... never seen that before.
I'm aware of the limited editions but they seem to be a bit different in style. I love the current 3-6-9 dial design.
I think I will aim for the titanium one as the light weight of the material further helps wearability. That's gonna require some saving as the retail is 17000 € something. Meanwhile I could do some wrist curls in the gym I guess :-D
I'm aware of the limited editions but they seem to be a bit different in style. I love the current 3-6-9 dial design.
I think I will aim for the titanium one as the light weight of the material further helps wearability. That's gonna require some saving as the retail is 17000 € something. Meanwhile I could do some wrist curls in the gym I guess :-D
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Walrus
·At first glance it appears large. But as you said, it may need to be large to serve its purpose as a dive watch.
We tend to become accustomed to what we see regularly. Meaning, if you wear it often it won't seem so large.
A big issue for me is thickness. A thick watch to me is uncomfortable. The only watch i ever returned was a new Hamilton intramatic. It had a smaller case size but sat too high on my wrist. The opposite is true for me, a thinner but larger case can be comfortable.
Looking at your wrist shot again, it doesn’t seem as large as when I first viewed it.
Good luck with the decision process.
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longlifegoods
·on the mirror shot, it looks great on your wrist. nice one man
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cchen
·looks too large for my taste? staying within blancpain, have you considered the 36mm air command? also titanium
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorThe fact you had to ask…..it’s too large.
You will always think it’s too large 😉
You will always think it’s too large 😉
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TechFounder
·Too large for your wrist, sorry.
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