Which budget watches aren't too big for average/small-wristed people?

[electricpete]

It seems that most photo's of people wearing various A.W. watches... the watch looks oversized for the wrist.

Zenwatch photo

Moto 360 photo

LG G Watch photo

LG G Watch R photo

Sony Smartwatch 3 photo

Samsung Gear Live photo

This imore article bemoans the fact that Android Wear watches don't seem made for women. It has some good photo's to illustrate the point with both traditional "top view" and "end view". Often the watch looks tolerable in the top view but ridiculous in the endview.

I'm no woman, but I think my wrists are average (or slightly below?) at 7.25 inches / 18.4 cm around the perimeter. I measured that by measuring my traditional watch/strap at appropriate positions, also by using a shoelace just snug/not-taught around wrist at thinnest point and then measuring the shoelace with a ruler.)

I don't want to buy a watch that looks silly because it's an oversized hunk of technology sitting on my wrist....I want it to look like it fits.

If I could try them on, I could evaluate that better. But the only one I've actually been able to try on my wrist is the Moto 360 at Best Buy. That seemed slightly oversized but it was small enough to be tolerable to me. (I'd pull the trigger and buy it, but I've heard horrible things about the battery life). I think the LG G watch R with that huge bezel will end up looking more oversized than the Moto 360 did.... not sure if that would be tolerable to me.

What do you folks think? Which budget watches don't look oversized on your wrist? (I'm looking in the range roughly $200 and below... I know there are some newly-introduced watches with smaller wrist-prints but they seem to be all $300+).

Typical response I imagine might be "My wrists are average and LG G Watch R looks fine".
I'd certainly appreciate that type of input...
.... but if anyone can provide wrist measurements and photos similar to those in the imore article, that'd be even better!

 

[electricpete]

I did find this Android Central thread with pretty relevant info to my question:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-wear/500757-there-android-wear-small-wrist.html'

Still interested in any more input... particularly LG G Watch R, Zenwatch, Samsung Gear Live.

 

[Slug]

Sony Smartwatch 3 on my wrist, which measures 17cm:

It certainly doesn't feel overly large/bulky on my wrist, and goes largely unnoticed unless an active notification card draws attention to it.

 

[electricpete]

Outstanding, thanks for posting that!

I agree that Sony watch doesn't attract attention (that's a big plus for me).... the watchband blends smoothly into the watchface compared to the other square watches: No metal bezel around the display like Zenwatch or Samsung Gear Live; and no boxy body like the G Watch.

Can you offer an opinion on one other thing: Can the Sony SW3 make it through the day with an always-on dim watchface?

(I've heard battery life is great, but I don't think it has the OLED type display that benefits by turning off black pixels in the pattern).

 

[Slug]

Can the Sony SW3 make it through the day with an always-on dim watchface?

Mine has 'ambient mode' enabled and easily goes 48hrs on a single charge. If powered off overnight, when I don't need it, I get 3 days (8am - midnight) out of it before needing a recharge to ensure it lasts another full day.

I don't think it has the OLED type display that benefits by turning off black pixels in the pattern).

It uses a transreflective LCD display, so backlighting is only required in low-light (or darkness).

 

[jackiescivic]

I am a female with very small wrists. I am currently using the G Watch and it is the smallest I could get that still gave me the functionality that I desired. I am looking forward to the new watches announced a couple weeks ago from Samsung and I think another manufacturer that are being made in 2 different sizes.