Check out fixed lug Radiomir. I have the PAM627 and although it is 45mm it fits incredibly comfortable on my 7” wrist.

 

Optical illusion?? That looks good on you. Thanks for sharing.

 

Because of their short lugs, it still wear pretty comfortable even if the watch looks massive. Other than that, you probably want to try them out to see.

 

Another vote for a wire lug Rad, or check out the Quaranta 40 mil.

The Due is a Panerai in looks only with a 3atm WR rating.

 

Ah. I was so caught up with the size I didn’t check the WR. I thought they’d be all standard since it’s Panerai.

 

Yeah - the Due watches are attractive - but the WR keeps me away, personally. FWIW, I have an under 7" wrist and easily wear a PAM915 because of my wrist's absolute width and the way the lugs turn down. You might want to try these on if you can. I've also not bought, but had on wrist, the 40mm luminor 1371, which I think is incredibly comfortable @ 40mm and still has 100m WR. It felt every bit a Luminor as my other watch. The only reason I didn't scoop it up was that, ironically, it didn't seem different enough to convince me that it would garner wrist time.

 

FWIW, I have an under 7" wrist and easily wear a PAM915 because of my wrist's absolute width and the way the lugs turn down.

This is an excellent point. Obviously it's only so scalable, but within... reason, the shape of your wrist is at least as important as the diameter. There are people with wrists an inch bigger around than mine that can rock watches that look like women's watches on me because my wrist is flat and theirs is round.

 

Yup!!!!

 

6.75”/17.1cm wrist with the 44. Wears smaller than you would expect, IMHO-

 

Here's a 40mm PAM00048 (not my pic). Believe the newer version is 1048

 

These would be better over 40mm!

 

Check out the Radiomir 337 & 338. Both are 42mm from the early 2000's. Very clean, often overlooked.

This is the PAM337: 42 x 48.5 x 11.5 w/24mm lug on a 16.5cm wrist

 

Here’s my PAM 118 on my approximately 7” wrist. I don’t know if it looks too big but it feels much smaller than anything else I have over 40mm.

 

People worry too much about Panerai sizes being too big, my watches range from 26mm to 60mm including the crown, so i'm used to different sizes, my 45mm Panerais feel fine.

 

Don’t get hung up on “Diameter”. The effective lug-to-lug and even dial color (white wears bigger) is more important in the “Can I pull this off” department.

I have 6.75” wrists and have 3 44mm Luminors (111, 029, 026). They wear comfortable and look just fine on me.

I tried on the 42mm PAMs at the LV Boutique and they looked worse on me because they were too top heavy/thick and kinda out of proportion.

Even larger— I have the B04 Breitling Mosquito at 46mm!!! The lug to lug is stubby enough and wears like a 44mm PAM.

On the flip side I could NOT wear a 39mm Omega Spectre SM300 because the male-SEL’s made the effective lug-to-lug 52mm and the bracelet hung like a bad suit.

All that said. 6.75 ~maybe 6.5 would be the safe smallest wrist size for a Luminor….

HTH

 

Don’t get hung up on “Diameter” effective lug-to-lug and even dial color (white wears bigger) is more important in the “Can I pull this off” department.

I have 6.75” wrists and have 3 44mm Luminors (111, 029, 026). They wear comfortable and look just fine on me.

I tried on the 42mm PAMs at the LV Boutique and they looked worse on me because they were too top heavy/thick and kinda out of proportion.

Even larger— I have the B04 Breitling Mosquito at 46mm!!! The lug to lug is stubby enough and wears like a 44mm PAM.

On the flip side I could NOT wear a 39mm Omega Spectre SM300 because the male-SEL’s made the effective lug-to-lug 52mm and the bracelet hung like a bad suit.

All that said. 6.75 ~maybe 6.5 would be the safe smallest wrist size for a Luminor….

HTH

Breitling is another one! Love the designs, but some look like WWE championship belts on my wrist.

 

38-40MM dues are very nice and sleek. Some don’t like a full polished case but with the proper attire it screams class.

 

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I'm just under 7" wrist and worried about sizing too so bought a 40mm wire lug Radiomir (pam 62) which is lovely but come up a little small so I keep it for smart occasions as it fits under the cuff nicely. Got a couple of 42mm wire lugs again after which are near perfect (pam 338 in titanium and 439) but then went bigger again have a 44mm sub which is pretty chunky on me but still works nicely - they definitely don't wear like normal watches! Pics attached as I found myself searching for wrist shots with people mentioning wrist size!

 

My 45mm 753 wears just fine on my 6.75" wrist. It's big, but doesn't overhang my wrist. As others have mentioned, try them on if you can, you might be surprised by how well the traditional sizes wear.

 

Panerai has great options for smaller wrists. Lug to lug is manageable with many models.

I have a 6.5 inch wrist. Love my Luminor Quaranta and Radiomir Quaranta 👌