Lug to Lug Finder Horological database

Apple Watch Series 3 Edition 42mm 36.5mm

Reference not provided

Lug-to-lug 42.6 mm 1.68 in
Case 36.5 mm 1.44 in
Thickness Not provided Not provided
Lug width Not provided Not provided

How it wears

Wears true to its 36.5 mm case size

Apple Watch Series 3 Edition 42mm 36.5mm measures 42.6 mm lug-to-lug on a 36.5 mm case, a lug-to-lug ratio of 1.17 against a database median of 1.18. That span is shorter than 86% of the 8,093 watches in this database.

A flat wrist width of 48 mm (1.89 in) or more keeps it in the balanced range, and from 57 mm (2.24 in) it starts to look compact. Below 42.6 mm (1.68 in) the lugs are likely to overhang the wrist. Flat wrist width is measured straight across the top of the wrist, not around it.

Wrist fit analyzer

Fit reference

CompactBalancedLargeEdgeOverhang
Balanced

Sits comfortably within the wrist width for most wearers.

Sources

  • https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/squaring-the-circle

    Hodinkee reports 42.6mm lug-to-lug, 36.5mm case size/width for Apple Watch Series 3 Edition 42mm in “Editorial: Squaring The Circle.” The article's planar case length/top-to-bottom dimension is stored as the lug-to-lug equivalent.

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