Horological Meandering

Jester
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When too big is really too big?

I've been pondering this question for a long time now. With the release of 60mm Egiziano, I can't help but wondering where would that leave pencil wrist guy like myself...

Long ago, I used to go with the simple criteria that:

When I look at the watch straight on, all parts of the head would need to lie within my wrist.

Unfortunately that didn't last very long with the release of AP Offshores, IWC's Big Pilot as well as Panerai's 47mm Luminor/Radiomir.

So I tried to come up with a more relaxed guideline and here's what I'm going with at the moment:

I would look at the angle between the strap and the caseback. The minimum of that angle would need to be 90 degree:



Big pilot on my puny wrist



47mm Luminor



47mm Radiomir

That served me well, sort off until the T3/Offshore Shaq:

I remembered wearing the T3 to the movie preview and someone literally pointed at me laughing... (Well I sort of knew that guy! Worse, this humiliation was quickly forgotten when my dealer called me for the Offshore Shaq. I have to admit it was a handsome watch and I decided to give myself a few months to 'get used' to the watch...



Needless to say the watch still looks like a joke on my pencil wrist!

Now I can't even begin to think how I can possibly pull off that 60mm Egiziano

So anybody got some bright idea for me?