
This is the absolute mac-daddy of all 36mm-sized watches. Yes, while 40mm-plus timepieces are still the most prevalently proportioned on the market, watches that measure between 34mm and 39mm are well and truly on the rise, popularity-wise, which of course makes total sense – who wants something that could be mistaken for the wheel of a shopping cart on their wrist? So, for all you slim-wristed folks out there who don’t have a forearm that resembles an elephant’s trunk, pay attention, these are the watches you should be looking at: Rolex Datejust 36 A bit like the following watches…Ī recent encounter with Zenith’s quite brilliant Chronomaster El Primero 38mm got everyone in the office thinking about the firmly held belief in watch world that there is indeed a Goldilocks zone when it comes to watch sizes. But for most watch lovers, the word “Goldilocks” refers to that magical sweet spot where a timepiece is neither too big or too small but the perfect size. She enters the bears’ cottage without consent and is culpable of burglary in the first degree following the petty theft of porridge – a thoughtless act she proceeds to compound with criminal damage to a chair. I/trending 50649 EDITOR’S PICK: Enter the Goldilocks zone – 7 of the best mid-size watches money can buy (36 – 39mm only) James RobinsonĮDITOR’S NOTE: Let’s be real here: Goldilocks is a fairly reprehensible character.
