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As Nico said …
…. Some watches are born to be large and some not.
I’ve always preferred small watches and my best size is still 36-38mm (and my smaller watches are is 31mm).
I’ve tried a few RO Offshore and found them great but too large for me.
I’ve loved and owned a few large watches (a 45mm Radiomir, the JLC Tributes to Deep Sea and Polaris, an Amvox1), they were clearly too large for me and I ended up selling them.
And quite often large watches are also thick watches.
I’m sure there are many guys around with larger wrists than mine to wear them so the real problem with those « sport » watches is probably somewhere else.
I find the market for new watches has been boring since 7 or 8 years. I can’t really name a watch from that time that I’d really like to own out of some very expensive indépendant or ultra complicated piece.
Watches from the 90s or 20s were far more appealing IMVHO and that drives us to smaller pieces, more elaborated, more refined, with a stronger positioning, and not aimed at pleasing everybody.
Reverso Tribute pieces for instance are perfect watches, but I can’t really feel appealed by any. Not that they are too perfect, but you know that the next one will be as pleasing and will make a perfect alternative.
Just my 2 cents.
... Or is the 'big watches' market in general dead ?
As I have already said in the Panerai post.
Bigger watches still sell
Big and Little, there is a trend going on.
I think if you want to report auction trends (not sure is an interesting topic but..) you should use reputable auction houses
As Nico said …
You have highlighted some oddball examples. How about titanium Montoyas? They sell well over MSRP.
Bought a 44mm watch last year
