+1. Especially as other manufacturers would soon follow.

I forgot where I read it, but there's a rumor that Apple is only planning to release a Mini phone every other year.

There is a general trend of huge watches though outside of these concerns. Omega seamaster used to be available in 36mm. No more. Even the larger ones went from 40mm to 41mm, and last year they upped it to 42mm.

They also mentioned being able to use it with gloves on. You'll need bigger controls for that. Plus reading and interacting with it underwater probably is better with a bigger screen as well.

Even in the Apple keynote demo videos, one of the female models had a tiny wrist with a giant watch on it. Not the most stylish look.

As a small-wristed male, I would also love a thin watch, without a lot of the sensors.

Most ladies, and many men like myself have small wrists, so the "small" apple watch is already quite large compared to normal watches for most woman or men with small wrists. The "large" would over hang on many of those people, so you can only imagine how a 49mm would fit for most woman and people with thin wrists.