Case diameter

42 mm watches

A large diameter that wears big on smaller wrists, especially with long lugs. Lug-to-lug length and case thickness matter as much as diameter for how a watch fits.

Watchfari lists 14 references with a sourced case diameter of 42.0 to 42.99 mm, spread across 10 brands and 12 families. Sourced case diameters run from 42 mm to 42.5 mm. By movement type: 12 automatic and 2 manual. The most common sourced case material is stainless steel (13 of 14). Sourced production start years range from 1996 to 2021.