I have an 8.25" wrist, so I really appreciate you making a list like this. It's very rare to see my concerns addressed. That being said, I do wish you could have a little more variety in the selections. Big wrist people already know that we can probably find a dive watch that will fit without a lot of issue. What I have problem finding is sports watches and dress watches that don't look like kids toys on my wrist. You didn't really cover anything like that until you were in the $8000+ range. Another thing to consider is the strap that these watches come with. I tend to avoid buying watches with a strap, because I know I'll have to replace it with a larger one. The only exception for me is a 43mm Bulova 96C141 Wilton I recently purchased that came with a longer strap. I can't tell you how happy it made me to be able to use the factory strap with a signed clasp and no extra work.
I have a big wrist at 7 5/8" and love big watches. Having said that I still wear smaller watches for dress. I have a 37mm JLC Moon Calendar in rose gold that wears great under a cuff but for everyday I love watches that are 42 to 45mm.
Just bought my very first watch (very beginner piece) at the age of 34 from your site because of your videos. Love your content and can't wait for this Orient Kamasu crimson red to get here.
That Mido is one of my favs. Glad to see it get some love. Will you please do a new vid on GMT's? They're so underappreciated and ignored by all the watch channels. Perhaps you could include some #NoDate options? And maybe some GMT divers? Love your vids. Keep up the good work.
Good stuff. Anything under 40mm looks ridiculous on my fat 8.25” wrist. One addition I’d make to the list: Glycine. They’ve been making 44-48mm watches for us big guys for years now. I’ve got a 48mm Combat Sub and a 15-year-old 46mm Incursore that fit my wrist well. I wouldn’t go bigger than that, but 46 or 48 works great. Also, I’m really hoping that new ETA true-GMT movement finds its way to Hamilton…
I am from India. I regularly follow your channel. There is a watch company called Titan which makes watches here. They cannot be called "high end" in terms of watch collectors but the quality of workmanship is excellent. I own Rolexes, Omega, JLC. But I still do appreciate the quality of Titan. Maybe you could have a look at it.
The Hamilton Khaki Automatic Officer is 44mm and great for my 7.75 wrist. Bonus is it has a date complication but doesn't 'squish' the numbers to fit like the smaller sizes.
Excellent review. I actually have 5 of the watches you mentioned. I will comment on Alpina because I figure that many people aren't as familiar with this brand. I own the Alpiner 4. This piece wears well on the wrist, solid build and has a very nice finish. Great versitile watch that makes it a good daily wear.
I believe Arnie himself was responsable for the Seiko. If I remember right it was his own personal watch he wore in those movies before moving to more expensive brands.
Tissot Seastar 2000 is the top of my Xmas Wish List this year. The 1000 is number 2. Love your content - I am very much a newbie and I have learned more from your videos and blog over the last few months than I could have over a few years searching on my own. Thanks very much for the education.
Great to see mido getting some time in the spotlight. I love my Wenger urban automatic. It's a little too large for my wrist but I wear it all the time anyway (on my Teddy B strap of course).
Nice vid - of my watches, I like my Zenith El Primero 42 the most, it wears large on the shiny bracelet but is beautifully slim. Fun watch for an occasion or anytime feel like a little bling.
The new Mido Ocean Star are nice but I like the earlier model's with the sapphire see-through back I purchased about ten yrs ago, thanks for including this lil talked about watch .
I have the Orient Kano(Pepsi dial) and the Mido GMT. They are excellent and are perfect for my thick wrist. My favorite is my Longines hydroconquest 44.
I love my Alpina Alpiner. The dial is absolutely beautiful in person, and I love the nice thick leather strap with the red accent on the sides. My only complaint is the bezel movement feels a little flimsy, but still a great watch. Thanks for the great vids Teddy, keep it up! ✌
Feel like there could have been a lot of omega sea master and planet oceans on this video… my problem with most of these are the thickness of the watches. For Rolex, I was thinking you’d show the yacht master 2! Nice video
Yeah, definitely interested in seeing more watches over 42mm featured. Believe it or not there is an audience for those sizes of watches. My wrist size is like 6.75 inches, but 43- 45 is my sweet spot. I don't think wrist size neccesarily has anything to do with watch size though. It's all a matter of preference and what you're comfortable with pulling off.
True. Besides personal preference, I also find it fascinating how "watch enthusiasts" talk so much about the importance of brand heritage and history but then complain about the large sizes when large size IS part of the heritage/history.
The 9052 could work for the smaller wristed as well, despite the large diameter. I picked up the variant with the nylon strap and it looks great on my 6.5in wrist. The shorter lug-to-lug helps.
Have you found nice dress watch for that wrist? I have 9 inch and i see extremely nice watches but then they are like 40 to 43mm which is way too small
Great video as always! Very informative and shows you really have a passion for watches! I do have a request... It would be really interesting if you could review the "blue turtle" diver watch from "About vintage" brand from Denmark! What do you think about this watch and the brand in general? Thanks!
Hey Teddy, you provide some great quality and in depth content! And thanks to you I'm into watches now and being like the happiest guy having bought a Hamilton Khaki Field saving for a Sinn 556i. To satisfy my and probably other peoples' OCD could you try to check some foreign watch brands' pronunciation? Some of them got quite ... "americanized" 😇 Thx ❤️
A video about larger wrists, and NOT ONCE did he mention the bracelet or strap length. One of my grail watches is the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M, and I was very disappointed when I came across one and realized that it looks wonderful on my large arm, but wouldn't comfortably fit around it. The included links were not only not enough, but made the bracelet look comically large off of my wrist. LARGER WRISTS MEANS "CIRCUMFERENCE" TEDDY! What will comfortably fit an 8.5-8.75 wrist and still look normal?
Another great video, but I still haven't decide which watch to go with since I'm right in the middle 7.3 inch wrist so basically 44mm with 50mm lug to lug feels a bit oversized and for example the Orient kamasu wears a bit to small I reckon 43mm with about 48mm lug distance would be perfect, but so far I haven't found it
Thanks for the video Teddy, but one question: do you know a watch, similar to the Omega Aqua Terra with a steel strap. Kind of this every day one time watches. It should be at least in the same quality range or even higher. Thanks for the help!
Hi Teddy, - I enjoy your videos and value your expertise. I have questions or you: I do not wear watches - only when I am out running. However, being an engineer, I am intrigued by the technology of mechanical watches. So, I am contemplating to start a modest watch collection. I m thinking to start with the IWC PILOT’S WATCH MARK XVIII HERITAGE (Titanium Case). and may be look for some older IWC pilot watches. Now here is my question: It is idiotic for me to start a watch collection given that I don't like wearing watches? I would appreciate your honest opinion. Thank you for all the great work you do.
I liked the topic, as I have a 8" wrist, but I didn't like a lot of your choices. You seemed to get stuck on huge, unpractically thick divers watches, why not select some medium-sized cases that look good on bigger wrists? I should make it clear that I don't mind big chunky watches, I am currently saving for a Panerai.
Great list. Appreciate the love for people with bigger wrists. Always loved the “Grey Side” from omega by 16mm is just a bit too thick. That’s the one place where I feel Rolex really beats on omega, I used to think it was their movements but looking at specs (especially on the 8000 series) I think it’s a deliberate choice. Even 14mm and I would have purchased the white, grey and black “Side of the Moon” variants already.
Great video Teddy! Looking forward to the next one where you try to complement a watch over 40mm without saying “this watch is nice DESPITE being 43mm” haha! 😉
Most hard to buy at retail price watch was Sky Dweller.. 14.8k retail price, grey mkt~25-30k. Wonder how Mido Ocean star GMT compare to Christopher Ward GMT 42mm
Teddy pls review the iwc da vinci limited edition 150 year celebration ND I'm from India we love ur videos ur the one who teache us Rolex ND Patek r not only the brands u wear grand seiko nd iwc r my fav one
If you watch predator as much as I have you will notice that in one of the scenes where Arnold is covered in mud he is not wearing the Arnie. I cant figure out what it is but it’s a completely different watch.
If Orient would make the Kano or Neptune watches in a 38-41mm case size I would probably already own one. The Kano is stunning but my wrists are not suitable for that size of a watch
“Wears similar to the 41…” uh, ya, I’m gonna have to disagree with ya there, Bob. It’s difficult to ignore the considerable overhang of the 12-o-clock side of your wrist at about 12:10 in the video (despite the camera angle).
I have an 8.25" wrist, so I really appreciate you making a list like this. It's very rare to see my concerns addressed. That being said, I do wish you could have a little more variety in the selections. Big wrist people already know that we can probably find a dive watch that will fit without a lot of issue. What I have problem finding is sports watches and dress watches that don't look like kids toys on my wrist. You didn't really cover anything like that until you were in the $8000+ range. Another thing to consider is the strap that these watches come with. I tend to avoid buying watches with a strap, because I know I'll have to replace it with a larger one. The only exception for me is a 43mm Bulova 96C141 Wilton I recently purchased that came with a longer strap. I can't tell you how happy it made me to be able to use the factory strap with a signed clasp and no extra work.
The large wrist mafia appreciates you teddy!
Finally! Thanks, Teddy. I have a large wrist and enjoy larger watches. Anything below 42 looks like a dime taped to my wrist.
Thanks! About time you review some normal size watches.
I appreciate how you always start off from attainable watches, Ted. Thank you!
I have a big wrist at 7 5/8" and love big watches. Having said that I still wear smaller watches for dress. I have a 37mm JLC Moon Calendar in rose gold that wears great under a cuff but for everyday I love watches that are 42 to 45mm.
I have a small wrist. And watched this. Because Teddy is the SHIZ!
Nice to see you're a fan of other channels. Love from Toronto
As part of the Small Wrist Mafia, we stayed till the end. Haha Great video! 💯🙌🏽
Just bought my very first watch (very beginner piece) at the age of 34 from your site because of your videos. Love your content and can't wait for this Orient Kamasu crimson red to get here.
That Mido is one of my favs. Glad to see it get some love. Will you please do a new vid on GMT's? They're so underappreciated and ignored by all the watch channels. Perhaps you could include some #NoDate options? And maybe some GMT divers?
Love your vids. Keep up the good work.
FINALLY!!! Watches that won't make my wrist look large!
Good stuff. Anything under 40mm looks ridiculous on my fat 8.25” wrist.
One addition I’d make to the list: Glycine. They’ve been making 44-48mm watches for us big guys for years now. I’ve got a 48mm Combat Sub and a 15-year-old 46mm Incursore that fit my wrist well. I wouldn’t go bigger than that, but 46 or 48 works great.
Also, I’m really hoping that new ETA true-GMT movement finds its way to Hamilton…
Plus the Glycine Combat Subs wear ridiculously well, super thin (10.5mm) and have down-turned lugs. Love mine.
Anything under 40 looks ridiculous on every male wrist.
Thanks, Teddy! You actually read our comments! Great video.
I am from India. I regularly follow your channel. There is a watch company called Titan which makes watches here. They cannot be called "high end" in terms of watch collectors but the quality of workmanship is excellent. I own Rolexes, Omega, JLC. But I still do appreciate the quality of Titan. Maybe you could have a look at it.
The Hamilton Khaki Automatic Officer is 44mm and great for my 7.75 wrist. Bonus is it has a date complication but doesn't 'squish' the numbers to fit like the smaller sizes.
Will be looking at this watch thank you
*only channel I usually watch in 1080p...because of this detailing of every pieces, camera work* 👏👏
Thanks Teddy for all the Wonderful Videos. Happy Holidays To You And Yours...
Awesome video Teddy! I have a 7.5" inch wrist and it gave me an insight of various watches for larger wrist. That Alpina caught my attention. Thanks!
Excellent review. I actually have 5 of the watches you mentioned. I will comment on Alpina because I figure that many people aren't as familiar with this brand. I own the Alpiner 4. This piece wears well on the wrist, solid build and has a very nice finish. Great versitile watch that makes it a good daily wear.
Loving that Mido Ocean Star!!!
I believe Arnie himself was responsable for the Seiko. If I remember right it was his own personal watch he wore in those movies before moving to more expensive brands.
If that Mido was 42mm or less, I'd sell a kidney for it. love it!
Tissot Seastar 2000 is the top of my Xmas Wish List this year. The 1000 is number 2. Love your content - I am very much a newbie and I have learned more from your videos and blog over the last few months than I could have over a few years searching on my own. Thanks very much for the education.
Thank you, Spencer! I appreciate your support of the content. Happy Holidays to you!!
Hell yeah this is the video I'm looking for , just picked up my Seiko Arnie today excellent proportions to my wrist 😎
My Alpina Alpiner 4 is one of my favorite watches!!! So glad you mentioned it. 👍
Great video as always Teddy 👌 Greetings from Germany 🍻
Thanks so much for this!!
Will you review the seiko GMT 140th anniversary? Also, excited to see a, whats in your current collection video. Thanks
Great “Baldsy’ lists, your working hard (with the team). Good stuff.
The Seiko Arnie was Arnie's personal watch. There are photographs of him wearing it with a pre-Commando haircut.
I'm on the verge of pulling the trigger on the Arnie
Appreciate the video. I hate it when watch channels immediately dismiss a watch because it's a fraction of a millimeter over 39.
Best watch Chanel ever 👍🏼👊🏼
one of your best videos. Thanks
Thanks Teddy! That Tudor is a gem!
Great to see mido getting some time in the spotlight. I love my Wenger urban automatic. It's a little too large for my wrist but I wear it all the time anyway (on my Teddy B strap of course).
About time a review for men with larger wrists. I definitely don't have a female sized wrist
Nice vid - of my watches, I like my Zenith El Primero 42 the most, it wears large on the shiny bracelet but is beautifully slim. Fun watch for an occasion or anytime feel like a little bling.
Was wanting to thank you from as soon as I saw the video title thank you Teddy, a larger wrist!:]
I have a 9.5" wrist and the 5600 looks just fine on large wrists. Especially if you put it on a combi bracelet.
9.5 inch wrist?!?
Are you a giant or really fat?
I like the Alpina and Mido. I also love the Longines Avigation BigEye Blue Dial for larger wrists.
The new Mido Ocean Star are nice but I like the earlier model's with the sapphire see-through back I purchased about ten yrs ago, thanks for including this lil talked about watch .
I have a 8.4 wrist and love my 49mm Breitling Chrono-matic. The other chronomats like the Navitimer come in 46mm as well.
Terrific list. I'd add the Breitling SuperOcean II in 44mm as well.
Thank you Bulbasaur ❤
I don't really dig Tudor but the execution on that bronze Black Bay is undeniably stellar. Gorgeous watch.
Do you have another channel focused on menswear? I really enjoy seeing the outfits you put together with these timepieces.
I have the Orient Kano(Pepsi dial) and the Mido GMT. They are excellent and are perfect for my thick wrist. My favorite is my Longines hydroconquest 44.
The Hamilton Khaki Aviation Pilot Day Date is great for larger wrists.
Could you do a video on how to attain a larger wrist? 😂 EDIT> no we are still watching and admiring the Alpina
For sure the Mido GMT but also have a look at the Muhle Glashutte Seebattailon GMT - a killer piece if your wrist is ~18.5 cm or more.
I love the Sinn U1 and the U50.
Uber cool.
I love my Alpina Alpiner. The dial is absolutely beautiful in person, and I love the nice thick leather strap with the red accent on the sides. My only complaint is the bezel movement feels a little flimsy, but still a great watch. Thanks for the great vids Teddy, keep it up! ✌
Feel like there could have been a lot of omega sea master and planet oceans on this video… my problem with most of these are the thickness of the watches. For Rolex, I was thinking you’d show the yacht master 2! Nice video
Great video for another inexpensive watch for large wrists I'd throw in the bulova
marine star
Yeah, definitely interested in seeing more watches over 42mm featured. Believe it or not there is an audience for those sizes of watches.
My wrist size is like 6.75 inches, but 43- 45 is my sweet spot. I don't think wrist size neccesarily has anything to do with watch size though. It's all a matter of preference and what you're comfortable with pulling off.
True.
Besides personal preference, I also find it fascinating how "watch enthusiasts" talk so much about the importance of brand heritage and history but then complain about the large sizes when large size IS part of the heritage/history.
❤️Love the Sinn 556 i on your wrist❤️
Also the Laco has a good number of 42mm+. I love my Friedrichshafen bronze at 45mm on my 7.5 inch wrist.
Would the black dial make the Sky-dweller wear smaller than the white? Having trouble deciding between the two.
The 9052 could work for the smaller wristed as well, despite the large diameter. I picked up the variant with the nylon strap and it looks great on my 6.5in wrist. The shorter lug-to-lug helps.
I have an 8in… wrist. So this is very helpful!!!
Have you found nice dress watch for that wrist? I have 9 inch and i see extremely nice watches but then they are like 40 to 43mm which is way too small
I would recommend Mido Multifort Escape. It has 44 mm case, and it’s really good watch
I have two of these and many of these interest/interested me 🤔 good list.
Great video as always!
Very informative and shows you really have a passion for watches!
I do have a request...
It would be really interesting if you could review the "blue turtle" diver watch from "About vintage" brand from Denmark!
What do you think about this watch and the brand in general?
Thanks!
Could you go over purchasing 2nd hand watches?
Yeah I could probably do an update on the topic.
@@TeddyBaldassarre thanks
Please do a review of the Orient Golden Eye II! Would love to hear your thoughts on it compared to the Bambino and Maestro!
Hey Teddy, you provide some great quality and in depth content!
And thanks to you I'm into watches now and being like the happiest guy having bought a Hamilton Khaki Field saving for a Sinn 556i.
To satisfy my and probably other peoples' OCD could you try to check some foreign watch brands' pronunciation? Some of them got quite ... "americanized" 😇 Thx ❤️
A video about larger wrists, and NOT ONCE did he mention the bracelet or strap length. One of my grail watches is the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M, and I was very disappointed when I came across one and realized that it looks wonderful on my large arm, but wouldn't comfortably fit around it. The included links were not only not enough, but made the bracelet look comically large off of my wrist. LARGER WRISTS MEANS "CIRCUMFERENCE" TEDDY! What will comfortably fit an 8.5-8.75 wrist and still look normal?
Another great video, but I still haven't decide which watch to go with since I'm right in the middle 7.3 inch wrist so basically 44mm with 50mm lug to lug feels a bit oversized and for example the Orient kamasu wears a bit to small I reckon 43mm with about 48mm lug distance would be perfect, but so far I haven't found it
Have you seen the zerootime watch.would like to know your opinion on it
Thanks for the video Teddy, but one question: do you know a watch, similar to the Omega Aqua Terra with a steel strap. Kind of this every day one time watches. It should be at least in the same quality range or even higher. Thanks for the help!
Teddy! What strap are you using on your 556 on your wrist? Looks like an oyster style bracelet
Hi Teddy, - I enjoy your videos and value your expertise. I have questions or you: I do not wear watches - only when I am out running. However, being an engineer, I am intrigued by the technology of mechanical watches. So, I am contemplating to start a modest watch collection. I m thinking to start with the IWC PILOT’S WATCH MARK XVIII HERITAGE (Titanium Case). and may be look for some older IWC pilot watches. Now here is my question: It is idiotic for me to start a watch collection given that I don't like wearing watches? I would appreciate your honest opinion. Thank you for all the great work you do.
I have an 8.5 inch wrist and for me my Duro's are my favorites 👍
I liked the topic, as I have a 8" wrist, but I didn't like a lot of your choices. You seemed to get stuck on huge, unpractically thick divers watches, why not select some medium-sized cases that look good on bigger wrists? I should make it clear that I don't mind big chunky watches, I am currently saving for a Panerai.
Great list. Appreciate the love for people with bigger wrists. Always loved the “Grey Side” from omega by 16mm is just a bit too thick. That’s the one place where I feel Rolex really beats on omega, I used to think it was their movements but looking at specs (especially on the 8000 series) I think it’s a deliberate choice. Even 14mm and I would have purchased the white, grey and black “Side of the Moon” variants already.
I love that Mido Ocean Star, but surely it’d be better with a conventional GMT bezel? Isn’t it a gmt first and a dive watch second?
No love for the seikos MM300?😂🤣😂 Nice video
I love the seastars but the T on the seconds hand is what stops me from getting one, I find it so camp, I could never wear it
Great video Teddy! Looking forward to the next one where you try to complement a watch over 40mm without saying “this watch is nice DESPITE being 43mm” haha! 😉
Great content! Interested in your thoughts on Tag Heuer? I don’t own one but I know they do some large dive style watches in their range.
Most hard to buy at retail price watch was Sky Dweller.. 14.8k retail price, grey mkt~25-30k.
Wonder how Mido Ocean star GMT compare to Christopher Ward GMT 42mm
Does watch size relate to band length?
Can we get more of these?
What do you know about Mathey-Tissot?
Could you do a review on the Longine spirit pilot. Stainless steel or titanium?
Could you do a list of citizen titanium watches?
Tiny wrist man here! Still watching to the end! XD
Great watches!!!
Teddy, would you ever recommend “Ingersol” watches?
Great recap, but I’d wish you went further up the price range getting into Holy Trinity territory. I wish you did a wristwatch check.
I have a 20,5 CM wrist - I think the Oris Aquis 43,5 mm is a great looking watch, but I get a sense it wears a touch small on me - which frustrates me
That Marathon SAR looks like a bonafide Pip-Boy on Teddy’s wrist 😂
Teddy pls review the iwc da vinci limited edition 150 year celebration ND I'm from India we love ur videos ur the one who teache us Rolex ND Patek r not only the brands u wear grand seiko nd iwc r my fav one
If you watch predator as much as I have you will notice that in one of the scenes where Arnold is covered in mud he is not wearing the Arnie. I cant figure out what it is but it’s a completely different watch.
If Orient would make the Kano or Neptune watches in a 38-41mm case size I would probably already own one. The Kano is stunning but my wrists are not suitable for that size of a watch
Great video. I’m hoping to get a Rolex after 40yrs of yearning next year. Any recommendation of their sub £6,000 range for an 8in wrist.
“Wears similar to the 41…” uh, ya, I’m gonna have to disagree with ya there, Bob. It’s difficult to ignore the considerable overhang of the 12-o-clock side of your wrist at about 12:10 in the video (despite the camera angle).
What's the watch you are wearing ?
BB Bronze 43 is nice - but the OEM straps are too short for large wrists (speaking from experience)
7.25" wrist. I wear 36mm all the way to 45mm. Better to have a big wrist. You have more options.