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I've gotten very helpful advice on this forum in the past, so came here again for more.  I want to get my husband a Seamaster for his birthday and am trying to decide between the Planet Ocean (42mm) and the 300m (36.25mm).  I know that larger watches are more in style these days but he has a smaller wrist.  His dress watches are both on the small size--Calatrava  (33mm) and Breguet (34mm) and in my opinion they both look just right on him.  I went to see the Seamasters in person and still can't decide between the two sizes.  42mm seems very large...but is 36.25 too small for a sport watch (stainless steel band)?  Any advice is greatly appreciated.  I did see some photos on this site of larger Seamasters on mens' wrists, but none of the smaller version.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Thea

If it's the 2254.50.00 or 2255.80.00, for example, at 41mm, that might be just right.  I've never seen the 36.25mm Seamaster, but that seems on the small side. If he has a small wrist, it could be the right size and fit.  The PO at 42mm is big.  I recently opted for the 39.2mm Aqua Terra, 2503.50.00, and it fits just right.  I saw the 42.2mm Aqua Terra and I considered it too big and gaudy.  I've had the 41mm Seamaster and it was just right on my wrist (for a diver's watch), but on the noticeably large side (as I could tell from pictures of it on my wrist).  Hope that helps.

Can you notice a difference between a 41mm and 42 (300m vs. Planet Ocean)?  On the Omega website there is a photo of George Cloony wearing the large Planet Ocean--and to me the watch looks huge.   I think my husband has a small wrist; he's not a big guy.  Should a sport watch be larger than a dress watch--to me his smaller size dress watches are perfectly in proportion to his size.

nt

Mine measures about 6.75" and I could get away with 45mm PO so if his wrist is about the same size as me, I would say go for the PO.

HN

42mm PO as a sport watch would proably be a good fit.
However...
I have a smaller wrist - 6.625" and numerous vintages the size of his dress watches (very nice, BTW), but i also own a 45.5mm Planet Ocean (wearing it today, it fact).
I think it looks right - the bracelet wraps well and given that I am taller (6'2"), I think the overall proportion is right.
It truly depends on his comfort level.

I do not know his wrist size, but the smaller dress watches look perfectly in proportion.  He is not tall (about 5' 5") and I fear that a large sport watch might look awkward on his wrist.  I wish the Omega site showed each watch on an average sized wrist.  When I got him the Patek Calatrava (ref. 5119 maybe?  I don't really remember) we ended up returning it for a 3919 --the larger just didn't look right.  At the same time, however, I worry that the sport watch is supposed to be bigger.  Is it entirely a matter of taste or is there a rule of thumb?

42mm is a pretty standard size these days for a sport watch, and of course they go larger.
I think a 42mm will be fine. The Planet Ocean is a classic watch, and one does expect it to have a little wrist presence. This message has been edited by mrsnak on 2010-03-12 08:24:04