I went to the Apple store here yesterday and tried both. Both are small on me. I bought mine 44 alum from Amazon today (15.00 cheaper)
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40mm vs 44mm Apple Watch S4 - Which will you get?
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When apple measured me I was a 9.5 but 9 is ok. It's watch size thats small. I think they need a 46 maybe a 48.
It would be a bit easier to do a fair comparison if both sizes had the same colour band and same watch face.
I wouldn’t say the 40mm looks small, it’s perfectly in proportion to your wrist IMO. You can see a bit of the strap each side of the face whereas the 44mm just looks like a screen on your wrist.
Appreciate the input. I think that’s what I’d prefer. I’m just so used to always getting the big one. I used to weigh more so it was a no brainer.
Here’s a pic with a sport loop, which makes it look a fair bit smaller than the band oddly.
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With an Apple Watch I don’t follow conventional watch sizing. It’s literally a screen so the bigger the size the better. Besides, I’ve worn G-Shock watches and the bulkiness of those didn’t bother me. This is another case (pun intended) of style or how it looks on your wrist is secondary vs. utility. The size hasn’t crossed the “ridiculous” threshold for me.
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A lot of this will come down to personal taste too. Some people like oversized watches and there was a growing trend of women buying men’s Rolex’s, not that an AW compares, but you get my drift. I just like my watch to look in proportion and not be too intrusive or dominate my wrist and be bulky. I think the 40mm suits your wrist size better from the pics but it’s of course entirely up to you.
seems we have same sized wrists. I used to have the 44mm, now 40mm with series6. I prefer the 40mm, as its less obtrusive and it sits more centered. For what I use the watch for, there is no benefit from the bigger size...
also, different watch faces make the watch look smaller/bigger.
Yesterday I finally received my Apple watch series 6 40mm. Here in Europe we had to wait quite some time for it to be available.
Same as all of you I had huge dilemma what size should I pick, especially because it's my first apple watch ever. As I mentioned I went with 40mm since I thought that it might be a better option for my fitness activities having a lighter and smaller watch on my wrist.
What do you think? Does it fit me? I kinda wanna try 44mm just to see how it would look but I'm afraid that most likely it will be too big, especially because I don't really like big watches.
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Same as all of you I had huge dilemma what size should I pick, especially because it's my first apple watch ever. As I mentioned I went with 40mm since I thought that it might be a better option for my fitness activities having a lighter and smaller watch on my wrist.
What do you think? Does it fit me? I kinda wanna try 44mm just to see how it would look but I'm afraid that most likely it will be too big, especially because I don't really like big watches.
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Looks decent, try the 44mm in store, see how it fits.
It looks like the perfect size IMO. If you want to try the 44mm then now is the time to do it but I do think you’ve picked the right one based on the pics.
I think the 40 mm looks fine, though the 44 doesn’t look bad, either. I have a similar size wrist and despite what I said previously, I now find myself second-guessing a bit. It’s especially hard when you could reasonably go either way. My 40 mm SE arrives today and I’m still wondering. This is what a friend’s 40 mm looks like on me.
Thanks! For my sports band I was able to fit regular size nike band in a second hole
To me that looks just about perfect fit, keep in mind that style strap tends to accommodate a larger watch better than maybe the sport band would as well. Having some wiggle room for other strap styles is useful. If you went with the 44mm it would be getting closer to the width of your wrist and straps will then start to hang over the edge more, less so with the sport loop style above but the sport band certainly would.
To my eyes that is a great fit, some wrist showing either side and the strap sits well. You could probably get away with the 44mm but it would look less in keeping with your wrist size, possibly get in the way more in daily use also.
Tough call, watch size works in both images but strap sits slightly better on the 40mm, sport loop might work well on the 44mm. I think you can pull off the 44mm though.
Thank you. Very good point about the strap, too; I ordered mine with a sport band.
Sport band should be just about right with the 40mm. Interesting to see if the new solo loop and braided solo loop create less bulk where the strap ends attach - my current sport band does tend to protrude near the case to some degree.
I've got a 40mm ordered to replace a 38mm Series 3, much as I would like the 44mm my wrist just isn't big enough to carry it.
I think the 44 looks great, the 40 just looks so small!
I bought a 40 without trying it on, and it arrives today. In the meantime I got to try a 40mm.... its so tiny. I'll be returning mine when it arrives.
Knowing my luck, the 44 will be too big! ?
Does it look so small though? Are you judging on looks or functionality?I think the 44 looks great, the 40 just looks so small!
I bought a 40 without trying it on, and it arrives today. In the meantime I got to try a 40mm.... its so tiny. I'll be returning mine when it arrives.
Knowing my luck, the 44 will be too big!
Does my 40mm AW look too small?
Does it look so small though? Are you judging on looks or functionality?
Does my 40mm AW look too small?
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That really suits you, perfect size!
It looks small on me. I put on a 40 and I guess my wrist is wider than I thought. Got a 44mm on the way and then i can compare.
So basically, when you are a big watch person pick the 44mm version, when you are a small watch person buy the 40mm. Simple as that.
For many years I used to wear these small and cheap retro casio watches. Now I wanted to get a smart watch and compared the 44mm/40mm apple watch side by side at the store and thought to myself I‘ll obviously buy the bigger 44mm version, which I did. After two days of wearing the 44mm I decided to resell it and get the 40mm version. The 44mm/ watchface on the screen just seemed to big for me, obviously because of me being used to wear small watches for many years.
Of course, the 40mm is much smaller compared to the 44mm, but at the end of the day you want to be able reading the time/ applications/ notifications, which is also absolutely no problem on the 40mm. A bigger screen is nice, when you want it, but you don‘t necessary need it. Whatever, with enough time we‘ll probably get used to everything, the human is a creature of habit, lel.
Apple watch series 7 will probably offer a 42mm version again, causing us this dilemma with the “to big“ 44mm and the “to small“ 40mm.
For many years I used to wear these small and cheap retro casio watches. Now I wanted to get a smart watch and compared the 44mm/40mm apple watch side by side at the store and thought to myself I‘ll obviously buy the bigger 44mm version, which I did. After two days of wearing the 44mm I decided to resell it and get the 40mm version. The 44mm/ watchface on the screen just seemed to big for me, obviously because of me being used to wear small watches for many years.
Of course, the 40mm is much smaller compared to the 44mm, but at the end of the day you want to be able reading the time/ applications/ notifications, which is also absolutely no problem on the 40mm. A bigger screen is nice, when you want it, but you don‘t necessary need it. Whatever, with enough time we‘ll probably get used to everything, the human is a creature of habit, lel.
Apple watch series 7 will probably offer a 42mm version again, causing us this dilemma with the “to big“ 44mm and the “to small“ 40mm.
Looks a good fit to my eyes, strap sits well, 44mm would also get in the way more.Does it look so small though? Are you judging on looks or functionality?
Does my 40mm AW look too small?
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Your wrist looks similar in size to mine and the 38/40mm size seems to work. Annoying in many respects since the 44mm looks like a bargain in comparison to the 40
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