Watch Almanac

Best dress watches for a 5.5-inch wrist

A 5.5" wrist is about 43.3 mm across, so a dress watch fits it best up to 39.3 mm lug-to-lug. 10 we've measured do, from the Cartier Tank Louis Cartier Large (automatic) at 38.1 mm down to the Cartier Tank Must Large at 33.7 mm. Largest first, so you see the most wrist presence that still fits.