"Your wrist is too small for that" is the comment that every 44mm owner ignores and every 36mm owner hears anyway. Forget proportion. Luxury is a Panerai on a 6-inch wrist, an AP on a teenager, a watch that swallows the arm. It is gatekeeping disguised as concern.
The Breitling Montbrillant is the most charming Breitling, and it is beautiful. Forget Navitimers. Luxury is a slide rule bezel, a clean dial, a chronograph. It is the watch for people who want history, and they want it wearable.