Interesting read.
Personally, even though I do not have a large wrist, I still prefer large watches with a simple design.
For me, for example, the most good looking watch, aesthetically, is the Armani AR0428, a 47mm quartz Chinese derivative.
The Omega Seamaster AquaTerra is also nice, 49.2 mm, but still, designwise not as nice as the Armani, and I feel it is exceedingly large as well..