India, Aug. 17 -- I've learnt this the slightly annoying way: a watch can look gorgeous online and completely different once it's sitting on your wrist.

For the longest time, I thought choosing a watch was mostly about the dial colour, strap and whether it went with my clothes. Then I tried on watches that looked either comically oversized or almost lost on my wrist, and realised that proportion matters just as much as design.

Your wrist size, the watch's case diameter, its thickness, the shape of the case, and even the strap can change how it looks. Citizen's own fit guide recommends considering case shape and thickness alongside wrist size, rather than treating diameter as the only measurement.

So if you're shopping for a new watch a...