Woof , I have the wimpyist wrists around and Manual 44mm pams work fine. I tried to pull off a 1950 for a while and though noone seemed to care , I felt it a tad big. You could go for a 288 but my advice would be to try a new 177 because the titanium will be nice and light. If it doesn't work for you them you can easily sell it but until you've actually worn one for a while I don't think you should dismiss 44mm. Good luck
I have the Sub as well and it really is a quality item. The Cyclops and DW are a step up from Davidsens previous efforts and the quality of the bezel is superb.You've taken some nice pictures of them Wear them well
Why don't you post a photo of each, preferably side by side and then we can help you with the comparison. But if you don't like what you've seen already then your only choice is to buy a gen.
Don't want to rain on but I would be cautious on the UPO because of the crown and thread issue.
Unless its going to be your daily watch be careful. My crown stripped in a matter of weeks and I had to get a gen crown installed and that was pain in the ar5e. As nice as they are I'd consider something less temperamenta, perhaps the 42mm are a better option. Ok Rant over
Base Pams don't sell as many as the Marinas. I was surprised to see the 176 arrive but guess it was just because they didn't sell as many 219's as they would like and they just used that one. Over on RG they've been partitioning for the 000 logo so you never know it may well turn up but given that a logo base is limited to the zero I wouldn't hold your breath