I love the 836, just haven't come across one as of yet. Don't mind the 556 at all but its a little small for my wrist.

Cost difference as well as size may be an issue as far as it's popularity on here. my best guess.

 

I don’t dislike the watch, but my experience has been that field watch style pieces wear large larger when they are all dial like this. Even though my wrist is 7 3/4 a 39 or 40 mm watch of this style works great. This being 43 mm with 22 mm wide lugs just seems larger than I would like for the design.

 

Love the watch but this is also my only issue-I love my Sinn 556 ars, and think the sizing on my 6.5”wrist is perfect. Not sure if I could pull off the 835 but love the look and the date at 6 o’clock position

 

It's my favorite Sinn model but at 43mm with a thin bezel it's a big watch. Most people don't have the wrist or interest in a watch that size.

 

I think they get lost in the 556 shuffle, but it is a very nice model from Sinn.

 

Love my 656.
856UTC was a touch too large.
836? No way.

Glad there are larger watches for those who want them, though.

 

Believe me I understand the size issue, prior to my purchase I had not actually seen a Sinn and certainly not the 836 in person but I had a few 41mm watches that I enjoy so I decided to take a chance because I liked the design / layout so much. I have acquired 5-6 vintage watches that I really enjoy, all logging in with cases in the low to mid 30mms so I am not wedded to any particular case size. I work with my hands and use this as a true tool watch; for me case size is important and it can't get in the way or get caught on equipment while I work but thickness and legibility are just as important, I have found that the thickness here (10.65mm) is not an issue at all, I don't bang into or catch this on machinery and the dial is so legible I read the time in an instant a lot like fliegers. Initially my first impression when it arrived and I started wearing it was that this was a large watch but honestly within a day of wearing this I haven't given it a second thought.
I just snapped a few photos to share, fyi - my wrist is 6.75".

 

I just sold mine - I was using it as my dress watch and got a grand seiko.
I really liked it, clean, simple. I prefer the dimensions to the 556. My wrist is 7 3/4.
if I didn’t have that grand seiko itch…..

 

Oh, I know that feeling

 

I’m a huge fan of the 836 and absolutely love mine. The large dial is ultra legible and the brushed rhodium plated hands are unique to this model. It’s also one of the few satinized tegimented Sinn’s. 🍻

 

I think they are pretty bland.

 

also likes green 836

 

Appreciating a watch and talking about it are two different things.

 

I think the 836's popularity is limited predominantly by its large size -- particularly for a watch without a bezel. It has a lot of dial real estate. Also, Sinn has similar style models in the 556i and 856 (particularly when they had the limited edition 856i with satinized finishing.

The other design feature that may be more polarizing, though much less so than the size, is the date location at 6 O'Clock. People are just very picky about date placement, and I think the Sinn watches with dates at 6 are less popular than 3 or 3.5/4.5.

Everyone has their own style and preferences, but just generally speaking, I think these are two of the factors keeping the 836 confined to a more niche fan group than the broader Sinn audience.