Also a fan of mechanical watches, including doing mods/builds of them. I don't mind winding mine up and setting the time, but if that bothers you, you can get

Also a fan of mechanical watches, including doing mods/builds of them. I don't mind winding mine up and setting the time, but if that bothers you, you can get a watch winder that will keep the spring topped off on automatics. Regarding size, there seems to be a consensus that trends are slowly gravitating back towards more reasonable case diameters. Even Panerai (famous for its massive chonkers) released its first 38mm recently. You can also get into vintage watches. Over 40mm was very rare and mainly limited to dive watches some 30 years ago. Thinness was more of a priority back then too. As an adult male with a standard 7" wrist, 38mm diameter and under 12mm thickness is my preference for a comfortable all-day wearing experience. Those who genuinely do love sporting a huge dinner plate on their wrist need not worry though, since I'm sure they'll always keep making plenty of the big ones. In the smart watch world, I suspect certain models will get bigger as users demand more battery life and functionality. For example, Garmin recently came out with the 51mm Fenix 7X.