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Like Patek Philippe, this Chopard L.U.C XPS 1860 is only 40 mm diameter; that is the current norm

Studies of wrist girth are few but we can extrapolate height and girth changes over the last 40 years.

The best records are kept by military entrance examinations but difficult to acquire. So we rely on general census data.

Using the USA as an example because data is more available, we detect an increase an human size over 40 years REQUIRING a change in watch size.

However, we do NOT need to increase watch sizes further because the human race (in general), assuming optimal nutrition and terrestrial location, has reached its maximal size.

[As a side note: the Dutch are the tallest (as a nation) due to optimal nutrition and health care but lets use the easily available USA data to extrapolate]

Mean Body Weight,Height,and Body Mass Index, United States 1960–2002
Authors: Cynthia L. Ogden, Ph.D.;Cheryl D. Fryar, M.S.P.H.; Margaret D.Carroll, M.S.P.H.; and Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D., Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys

The study was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This report presents trends in national estimates of mean weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) from the National Health Examination and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys between 1960 and 2002. The tables included in this report present data for adults by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group and for children by sex and year of age. Mean weight and BMI have increased for both sexes, all race/ethnic groups, and all ages. Among adults, mean weight increased more than 24 pounds. Although not as dramatically, mean height has also increased for most ages and for both males and females.

The following figures are for Americans age 20-74 years:

The average height for men increased from just over 5-foot-8 inch (172.7 cm) in 1960 to 5-9 inch (175.3 cm) in 2002.

The average height for women increased from slightly over 5-foot-3 inch (160 cm) in 1960 to 5-foot-4 inch (162.6 cm)in 2002.

Added girth:

The average weight for men rose "dramatically", in the CDC's words, from 166.3 pounds (75.4 kg) in 1960 to 191 pounds (86.6 kg) in 2002.

Women went from 140.2 pounds (63.6 kg) in 1960 to 164.3 pounds (74.5 kg) in 2002.

Regards,

MTF