Messages: 1267 Location: Hamburg, Germany
Registered: January 2007
I think if you stick to the large Date and the 8 day movement...
Thu, 07 February 2019 15:20
... the impact on height without the day and calendar week will be minimal.
I personally found 42mm diameter and 13mm height well balanced. It clearly has some heft to it, for a pure dress watch 40/10mm would certainly be perfect. And there are Villeret options for that ;-)
Cheers
Henrik
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