Watches over 44mm
Oversize references: jumbo Panerai, Richard Mille tonneau cases, large-case pilot watches, and a handful of avant-garde independents. Wears large even on large wrists.
Over-44mm is the catalog's oversize tier, 52 references where case size is either a functional specification or a deliberate design statement. The functional end: the Sinn U1 (44mm, specified for saturation-diving depth ratings), the Seiko Prospex Sumo SPB103 (45mm, designed for diving-gear compatibility), and the Longines Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch (47.5mm, sized for cockpit use). The statement end: MB&F Horological Machine references, the Omega Speedmaster Racing and Moonphase variants (44.25mm), and large-case Panerai Luminor pieces.
Over-44mm cases require a larger wrist to carry without obvious lug overhang, a 45mm watch on a 6-inch wrist wears past the wrist on both sides, which is a practical wearing issue, not just an aesthetic one. The secondary-market perspective: oversize was the prestige signal of the mid-2000s to mid-2010s (Richard Mille, Hublot, Panerai were the status references of that era), and premiums have moderated as the market shifted back toward 38–42mm. Oversize pieces bought for horological merit rather than size-as-status tend to hold better in that environment.
