What time is it? Watches and horology

From what I have read, my Air King at 32mm was regarded as unusually large when it was originally made in the 40s. It was designed to be oversized for pilots. Times have very much changed.

Hmm - interesting, as the original flieger's were a massive 55mm: http://forums.watchuseek.com/f438/beobachtungsuhr-brief-explanation-650434.html

They were designed to be worn on the outside of the pilots (or navigators in the base of the beobachtungsuhr) flight jacket and oversized for legibility