What's The Deal With Big Watch Sizes? The Large Timepiece Explained
Why are watches today so big? That is a question we at watches-dealer get asked a lot - and it is a typical source of conversation (and contention) among people who like watches. It is true that wrist watches today are larger than they have been historically, but perhaps not as large as they were a few years ago. What we are talking about is mostly the diameter of a watch case (usually measured in millimeters) and to an extent the thickness of a case.How do you define a "big watch?" There is no specific size at which a watch becomes "big" or "massive" or "small." Though, I will say that people started commenting on large watch sizes when timepieces measuring 44mm wide from companies such as Panerai and others started to become popular in the early 2000s and, to a degree, the late 1990s.In the 1990s, the typical size for a men's watch was in the 37-39mm wide range. A few years later that size went up to 41-44mm, and by the mid 2000s it was common to see watches sized from 45-48mm wide (

Caseback Number question
Hi, apologies if this has been asked. May I know what does the case back number stand for (not the serial # that starts with an alphabet). Is it rerferring to the nth piece of same model made? Thank you

Cool new App for all us AP lovers
Guys ... Just discovered a cool new app for the iPad/phone. It's called the Royal Oak Offshore Collector...and it's free... It's got all the models ever produced with photos and details... Check it outPs I love the original tour auto 2008 LE

Dress watch battle
Any Advice on relative merits/demerits especially cost/resale of following dress watches: Patek 5296 vs Grand Lange 1 vs VC patrimony tradionnelle I am looking for entry level dress watch from high end luxury makers,is that a good short list?Thanks!

So I dropped this off for service.....
At my local Rolex AD who is also a Tag Heuer AD and left with this....