For my brother, not for me
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท
My brother has a 19 cm wrist and has spent years saying the Explorer 36 looks like a child's watch on him. Rolex brought back a 40 mm Explorer and he's been insufferable ever since. This one's for him.
40 by 11.6 mm, the same 3230 with 70 hours, 100 m, the same black 3-6-9 dial. On my wrist those extra 4 mm are the difference between fitting and overhanging, and the lugs would push right out past the edges. Spend the extra few hundred dollars on the 40 only if your wrist needs it. Mine doesn't.