How do you wear your watch?!

[shaunylw]

I always liked how this looks. Obviously a much larger wrist and a 36mm 1016, but the fit is great.

[carlmartin]

I wear watches on oyster bracelets or straps like in your first pic but jubilee/new speedy looser, closer to the hand.

[carlmartin]

Originally Posted by shaunylw

I always liked how this looks. Obviously a much larger wrist and a 36mm 1016, but the fit is great.

Agreed. This looks perfect imo

[shammad10]

Originally Posted by cerendigit

First picture.

PS. Have you tried the 36mm explorer, I reckon it might fit you even better.


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Yeah I have tried it actually! I can’t make my mind up about it to be honest! I feel like watches look bigger in photos on me than they do in person. I’m quite slim as I am a (hobby) triathlete, so I don’t think my wrist will get any bigger!

I love 39mm, I feel like it is the sweet spot, though in reality the lug to lug of the 39mm Explorer is quite big (47.5mm), which is exactly the same as my new Omega Speedmaster Professional (sapphire sandwich). Here is a shot for comparison.




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[justin81]

In between the first and second pictures. I like mine loose.

The first picture looks ridiculous btw.

[DJ2020]

I have found that a few rules need to be applied to wear a watch comfortably all day. Even 24\7.

1)Watch size matters, Wear a watch that actually fits YOU.

2) The weight of a watch matters. All steel\PM with bracelet, bracelet and watch
head should have a balanced weight. Wear a strap - The watch head should
be lighter if you want it to stay in place without wearing it tight.

3) To thick of a watch will never be comfortable for "long" periods of use.
Cumbersome. (wear as needed)

4) Adjust bracelet to your most active part of the day. not to snug\not to loose.
it may be a bit loose at times but you will get accustom to it. That way it's
never too tight.

5) Adjust the "shoe" that rest against you wrist so when the watch head is
centered on top, The shoe is centered on bottom. It is not uncommon that
the bracelet will be longer on one side than the other.

This is how I set my watches up to wear slightly above the wrist bone. I have never had to readjust one. and is never to tight even if I wear it to sleep. And never to loose to be a bother.

[paxjedi]

There is too much analysis here.
I just put it on my wrist.
If loose, I tighten. If tight, I loosen.

[Driver8]

Originally Posted by DJ2020

I have found that a few rules need to be applied to wear a watch comfortably all day. Even 24\7.

1)Watch size matters, Wear a watch that actually fits YOU.

2) The weight of a watch matters. All steel\PM with bracelet, bracelet and watch
head should have a balanced weight. Wear a strap - The watch head should
be lighter if you want it to stay in place without wearing it tight.

3) To thick of a watch will never be comfortable for "long" periods of use.
Cumbersome. (wear as needed)

4) Adjust bracelet to your most active part of the day. not to snug\not to loose.
it may be a bit loose at times but you will get accustom to it. That way it's
never too tight.

5) Adjust the "shoe" that rest against you wrist so when the watch head is
centered on top, The shoe is centered on bottom. It is not uncommon that
the bracelet will be longer on one side than the other.

This is how I set my watches up to wear slightly above the wrist bone. I have never had to readjust one. and is never to tight even if I wear it to sleep. And never to loose to be a bother.

I'd agree with those points.

Unless you like your watch to flap around, then I always find your point number 5 is really important if you want a perfect fit that you don't have to adjust every 5 minutes. Ensuring the deployant blades (or "shoe" as you call it) are centred on the underside of the wrist, while the head is centred on the top irrespective of what that does to bracelet length on either side of the head, is vital. And it's important to ensure that it's the blades themselves and not just the visible part of the clasp that's centred.

For example, on my GMT that I'm wearing today, I have 8 links at 12 o'clock, and 4 links at 6 o'clock as my wrist is much thicker on the ulna (12 o'clock) side than the other. Head perfectly centred on top and clasp blades perfectly centred underneath means the watch is perfectly balanced and couldn't be more comfortable. As a result I never need to adjust it.

[DJ2020]

Originally Posted by Driver8

I'd agree with those points.

Unless you like your watch to flap around, then I always find your point number 5 is really important if you want a perfect fit that you don't have to adjust every 5 minutes. Ensuring the deployant blades (or "shoe" as you call it) are centred on the underside of the wrist, while the head is centred on the top irrespective of what that does to bracelet length on either side of the head, is vital. And it's important to ensure that it's the blades themselves and not just the visible part of the clasp that's centred.

For example, on my GMT that I'm wearing today, I have 8 links at 12 o'clock, and 4 links at 6 o'clock as my wrist is much thicker on the ulna (12 o'clock) side than the other. Head perfectly centred on top and clasp blades perfectly centred underneath means the watch is perfectly balanced and couldn't be more comfortable. As a result I never need to adjust it.

Exactly! I am the same way. Makes all the difference in the world.

[IamJacky]

I've worn my watches pretty loosely where it sort of slides up and down my arm and rotates on the wrist for the majority of my life, what a mistake.

I now wear my watch like picture #1. Snug and right under the wrist bone.

[OrangeSport]

Originally Posted by IamJacky

I've worn my watches pretty loosely where it sort of slides up and down my arm and rotates on the wrist for the majority of my life, what a mistake.

I now wear my watch like picture #1. Snug and right under the wrist bone.

Now I'm confused...

Isn't that above the wrist bone?

[Smurf_75]

Ive tried and tried to wear my watch on my left wrist either above or on the bone, without success. Above the bone it's too tight if i want it to stay put. Any looser and it'll then slip down past the bone and the crown digs into the back of my hand. Wearing a watch becomes a PITA. Especially larger watches. The only one i can get away with on the left is my seiko sumo. The strap is so comfortable and forgiving I can wear it slightly above the bone and snug enough to pretty much stay there. Maybe i'm doing something wrong, but everything else I've given up on and i wear on my right wrist, worn on or below the bone. No issues with the crown digging into the back of my hand or any faffing with wrist size in different temperatures.

[ScottishRolex]

I think it depends on the watch, something on Oysterflex definitely feels better to me if worn as in pic #1. Something in steel/ gold bracelet #2 feels better for me.

[Watchesnguitars]

With the easy lock clasp in , and right above the wrist bone but can still get a full finger between the watch and my arm.

[GPunto]

Normally wear it like your second photo, however the crown is bothersome. I have now started the wear the watch upside down. I just adjust the time so 6 now represents the 12 o'clock position. It is much more comfortable and i like it this way.

I find that the first photo you have of the watch higher up is mainly worn this way by the older demographic. You may notice people who are old (over 30 years) wear it this way.

[Sprezzatura!,]

Originally Posted by beshannon

I wear my wristwatch on my wrist

X2

Threads like this are bogus.

[shammad10]

Originally Posted by GPunto

Normally wear it like your second photo, however the crown is bothersome. I have now started the wear the watch upside down. I just adjust the time so 6 now represents the 12 o'clock position. It is much more comfortable and i like it this way.

I find that the first photo you have of the watch higher up is mainly worn this way by the older demographic. You may notice people who are old (over 30 years) wear it this way.

Why would you not just wear it on the right hand if the crown bothers you that much? Surely that’s better than wearing it upside down?

[JSCP]

Originally Posted by GPunto

Normally wear it like your second photo, however the crown is bothersome. I have now started the wear the watch upside down. I just adjust the time so 6 now represents the 12 o'clock position. It is much more comfortable and i like it this way.

I find that the first photo you have of the watch higher up is mainly worn this way by the older demographic. You may notice people who are old (over 30 years) wear it this way.

Humm, you must be 14.5

[Dougiebaby]

Originally Posted by shammad10

I’ve seen a fair few wristshots on here. I wear my watch tight and a bit down the wrist like this.



But I’ve seen lots of people wear them really high up so that the crown is almost touching the dorsum of the hand like this



Which way do you wear it? What is right?


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What is “right” is what is most comfortable to the wearer.

I’ve seen women wear jingle jangle bracelets that flip all over their wrists … and they like that. I prefer my watch to be seated snug (but not tight) past my wrist bone.




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[TooManyIDs]

Originally Posted by mystro

more on the loose side but certainly can’t spin the watch over my flat wrist even with force.

+1

[sleepydoc]

Originally Posted by GPunto

Normally wear it like your second photo, however the crown is bothersome. I have now started the wear the watch upside down. I just adjust the time so 6 now represents the 12 o'clock position. It is much more comfortable and i like it this way.

I find that the first photo you have of the watch higher up is mainly worn this way by the older demographic. You may notice people who are old (over 30 years) wear it this way.

Sarcasm…I hope.

[3HandsNoDate]

Tighter and above the wristbone. And I wish I had worn it this way sooner.

[BDII]

Originally Posted by shaunylw

I always liked how this looks. Obviously a much larger wrist and a 36mm 1016, but the fit is great.

Perfect


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[Rori]

Originally Posted by Kevin of Larchmont

There’s no one right way to wear a watch because there is more than one shape of wrist, more than one strap and more than one size of watch head and the combinations of these are infinite. For example the only place that my wrist is flat is at the bone, above the bone the watch head slopes away from my view and forces me to view it at an oblique angle even when I’ve rotated my wrist dramatically towards my eyes. Therefore I run my straps and bracelets loose and keep the 6 o’clock side dramatically shorter than the 12 o’clock side so the dial faces me squarely when I look at it. If I missed any irony in your post I apologize.

I agree with you but these are the exceptions to the norm. I was talking about best scenario. It’s in that position that the watch looks the best, and it’s in that position that the crown does not touch the back of the palm of the hand.
Bellow wrist bone is not considered a wrist anymore, it’s part of the hand “surgically speaking”


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[Harry-57]

Whatever feels the most comfortable. This is often determined by the watch. Above the bone is usually where I start. It might stay there of go lower. As long as it doesn't dig in.

[Kevin of Larchmont]

Originally Posted by Rori

I agree with you but these are the exceptions to the norm. I was talking about best scenario. It’s in that position that the watch looks the best, and it’s in that position that the crown does not touch the back of the palm of the hand.
Bellow wrist bone is not considered a wrist anymore, it’s part of the hand “surgically speaking”


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Look around you Friend, variations in human anatomy are the norm.