dial size of colt oceane

[robbi]

Does anyone know what the dial size of the colt oceane is?
If the case is 33.2 mm what would the dial be?
The AD I went to today didn't have this model in so I still don't know how it would be for time visibility ...the dial size affects this.

thanks

[Houston]

Well Robbi

I had a look at a few sources and none state the actual size of the dial. The dial of a watch of a given size which has a divers' bezel will naturally be smaller as you know which incidentally was one of the reasons I tend to go away from divers' watches and indeed did do so last year. I generally like to see more of the dial as you may have gathered besides which to me at any rate, a divers' bezel pigeon-holes the watch into specific dress categories. Being 2007, this may not be a significant factor to some but it is to me. Try visualising the watch with your outfits and lifestyle and see what looks best on you would be my suggestion.


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ZIN
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[Scott D]

I Robbi,

Sorry, I don't know the dial size eaither. BUt at a case size of 33mm, it's on the larger side of the ladies watchs, so unless you went with a white dial, I couldn't imagine they are harder to read than a smaller watch.

However, I'm going to the local dealer here in a few minutes, so I'll take the microcalipers with me & if they have one I'll measure it for you.. Even if they don't, the propertion of case / bezel / dial on the ladies is probably very similar to the mens, so I can probably atleast get you a very close number.

I'll post back later this afternoon with the info....

[robbi]

Thanks a lot Scott

Well let's see if I can work it out .... if the case is 33.2 and the bezel would be ...what? 3 or 4 mms [on each side] then simple subtraction would suggest the actual dial would be around 26.2mm if the bezel is 3.5mm and 25.2 if the bezel width is 4mm.

Am I close?

[robbi]

Hey Scott

Got anything for me yet?

[Scott D]

Well, yes & no. They didn't have a Colt Oceane in stock, but based on the width of a Colt Auto & the dial size on it, the dial is about 73% of the overall width. So if I use that, the Colt Oceane dial would be about 24.6mm wide.

It may not be exact, but the design of the Colt Automatic & Colt Oceane is virtually identical on the outside, so I'd believe the ratio & proportions are about the same, or at least enough to get you within a mm or so....

[robbi]

Going by this, the bezel is about 4.5 mm thick ..... I didn't imagine it to be more than 4mm

Do you think 24.6mm big enough ...I suppose it will have to be since I think it is the largest lady's model. I know the cockpit lady is a smaller watch [case -30mm] I wonder if its dial is smaller than the oceane or the same and just smaller bezel??

[Houston]

Best thing would be to go into an AD and try all the watches out. You'll be the one wearing the watch so you'll need to be comfortable with the size of both case and dial and remember, pay no heed to the advice of the sales folk either.

One other thing when you're there - do not attempt to gauge the size of the watch by how it looks on your wrist in a mirror. Mirrors can be very deceptive and make a watch appear larger. I settled for the mirror image and purchased my first AT at 39.2mm. It was essentially too small for me and I eventually graduated to the 42.2mm blue version. The manageress was trying to convince me a 36.2mm would be the right size for me


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ZIN
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[Scott D]

cafezinfandel said:

Best thing would be to go into an AD and try all the watches out. You'll be the one wearing the watch so you'll need to be comfortable with the size of both case and dial and remember, pay no heed to the advice of the sales folk either.

One other thing when you're there - do not attempt to gauge the size of the watch by how it looks on your wrist in a mirror. Mirrors can be very deceptive and make a watch appear larger. I settled for the mirror image and purchased my first AT at 39.2mm. It was essentially too small for me and I eventually graduated to the 42.2mm blue version.


Best WIShes


ZIN
Not usually shaken nor stirred ;D ;D ;D

Couldn't have said it better!

[Scott D]

robbi said:

Going by this, the bezel is about 4.5 mm thick ..... I didn't imagine it to be more than 4mm

Do you think 24.6mm big enough ...I suppose it will have to be since I think it is the largest lady's model. I know the cockpit lady is a smaller watch [case -30mm] I wonder if its dial is smaller than the oceane or the same and just smaller bezel??

Well, the bezel doesn't go all the way out to the edge of the case when I measured, which is the 2-8 position. So there's a bit of case only in the measurement. I'd guess the bezel is about 3-4mm.

As to being large enough, you really need to try it on. It has a very clean, readable dial - which helps. You can have a poor designed larger dial be less legible than a well designed small dial. Plus, the color of choice makes a difference too. Personally, I think it's large enough o be very legible, but that's a personal decision. When trying it on, if you can glance at it & get the time - it's large enough. Everyone will be a bit different on that. For me anything less than 40mm isn't large enough.. ;D

Do you have the list of Authorized Dealers in your area to see which may have it in stock?

[robbi]

That's the problem..... the ADs don't have it in stock , they just have the cockpit lady which is a smaller watch, has a different bezel and the dial is a lot busier ..... so I can't use it as a guide.

If only someone who has one, could take a pic of it on the person's wrist so I can see the size of it ...both overall, and the dial as well.

[talktime]

Hello Robbi, and welcome!

If I may make a (possibly crazy) suggestion to you...

Whay not try on some of the "men's" models at your AD as well? Since you obviously have a good deal of importance on dial legibility (also very important to me as well), and larger watches seem to be the trend (although sometimes they do get a bit out of hand) this may not be such a crazy idea.

I am more familiar with Omega, and to a limited extent Rolex lines than others, but with Omega at least, they have larger "women's" watches as well as smaller "Men's" watches to cover a rather broad spectrum of case/dial sizes both with and without a rotating bezel, if that is a feature you would like to have on your new watch.

You obviously are looking at droping a considerable ammount of cash, and have thought this through rather thouroughly, so you may want to see what some of the other sizes look/feel like (on YOUR wrist) while you are doing your shopping.

Hey, the shopping is often more fun that the buying! See what's out there, and don't be afraid to get what is right for YOU. You're the one paying for it, and you're the one living with the choice. Don't let the sales staff push you into a watch you aren't totally "in love" with- and you'll know the right watch once you have it on, as we here all know...

As I mentioned I am Omega biased, but their offerings may be worth your time to at least look at as well. They are in the same price range I think (again, not a Breitling expert) and their oferings are quite diverse.

Do keep us posted on your adventure! We're all here for you!