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Wrist Size Calculator

Enter your wrist circumference for suggested case diameter, lug-to-lug, thickness and strap width. These are general fit guidelines, not rules.

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Wrist Size Calculator

Get a balanced case size, lug-to-lug, thickness and strap width for your wrist — print or save your profile.

How to measure your wrist

Wrap a soft tape measure around your wrist just above the wrist bone, where a watch normally sits. No tape? Use a strip of paper or string, mark where it overlaps and measure it against a ruler. Snug, not tight, is the right tension.

Lug-to-lug — the distance from the tip of the top lugs to the tip of the bottom lugs — usually matters more than case diameter. If the lugs overhang the top of your wrist, a watch will look and feel too big, whatever its diameter. Read our full guide on how to measure your wrist for a watch, or compare real models in the watch size comparison tool.

These suggestions are general fit guidelines, not rules. Personal taste, wrist shape and the watch’s design all affect how a size wears.