How thick is too thick for you?

**Steppy** · Jun 2, 2015, 11:30 AM

it uses the same case as the 39mm explorer, which is also 12mm thick

**geoffbot** · Jun 2, 2015, 12:10 PM

I'm totally over that rolex btw. And all watch purchases, really.

**93EXCivic** · Jun 2, 2015, 12:53 PM

Depends on the style of watch. I think the Visodate is too thick but I would totally rock a big Egi style watch.

**FuzzyB** · Jun 2, 2015, 12:59 PM

For a three-hander, around 12.5mm seems to be the maximum thickness I will tolerate. I greatly prefer 10mm and less but domed crystals don't count towards my maximum.

If a watch is under 40mm, anything thicker than 12mm seems to be disproportionately thick.

I have sold many watches because they are too thick but I've never sold one for being too thin.

**Henry Krinkle** · Jun 2, 2015, 01:16 PM

Even at 42mm diameter I find my Eterna absurdly thick at 13mm,though I love pretty much everything else about it. With vintages I oftne go 12mm but with new I prefer 11 and under. I agree with Brian; it is pretty much impossible to have a watch that is too thin, but it isn't hard to be too thick.

**mlcor** · Jun 2, 2015, 01:26 PM

Size of the dial and type of crystal definitely make a difference. One of my early mistakes was a Longines Retrograde, which was a beautiful watch, but at 16.1mm, was too thick to wear under a shirt cuff. So I sold it. My Zenith EP is 42x13, and fits just fine. My thickest watch is my Omega FOIS, which is 39.7x14. That's probably the thickest I'll go, but due to the case shape, it fits just fine under a shirt cuff. I no longer have my Nomos, which was my thinnest at 6.7, but here's a comparison--the Omega looks positively bulbous in comparison, but wears very nicely:

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