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chuanlim · 30 December 2007, 11:18 AM

just wondering guys...

my rolex fits snug on my wrist. no freeplay at all. it doesnt slide any bit. do u wear it before or after that bone on your wrist, if u know what i mean? lower down the wrist (after the bone) or higher up (before the bone)?

just curious.

Tools · 30 December 2007, 11:28 AM

Typically, you should wear your watch snug and above the wrist bone..

This keeps it from digging into your wrist and putting stress on the bracelet when the wrist is bent since the tendons flex outward and enlarge that area..

Oddly enough ..Rolex, at one time , put the winding crown on the 9 0'clock side of the watch as an option for men who felt the stem dug into the back of their wrist.

Some think that it was for left handed wearers (right wrist), but it was for comfort on right handers (left wrist) who wore them low towards the hand..

chuanlim · 30 December 2007, 12:10 PM

thanks for the bit of info Larry :)

BuffaloRolex · 30 December 2007, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tools

Typically, you should wear your watch snug and above the wrist bone..

This keeps it from digging into your wrist and putting stress on the bracelet when the wrist is bent since the tendons flex outward and enlarge that area..

Oddly enough ..Rolex, at one time , put the winding crown on the 9 0'clock side of the watch as an option for men who felt the stem dug into the back of their wrist.

Some think that it was for left handed wearers (right wrist), but it was for comfort on right handers (left wrist) who wore them low towards the hand..

Now that IS an interesting bit of Rolex trivia!

GoldenBear · 30 December 2007, 01:08 PM

For a number of reasons I, a right-hander, wear my Rolex Sub on my right hand. I think your wrists swell and shrink with the weather (.....add inappropriate reference here...) changes. I do fine the crown digs into the back of my hand. It's much better on my right hand. That's just me.

JJ Irani · 30 December 2007, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by chuanlim

just wondering guys...

my rolex fits snug on my wrist. no freeplay at all. it doesnt slide any bit. do u wear it before or after that bone on your wrist, if u know what i mean? lower down the wrist (after the bone) or higher up (before the bone)?

just curious.

The watch shouldn't be too snug on the wrist. See pic below which will tell you about the perfect fit. You should be able to insert your index finger between the bracelet and the wrist bone!!

...or even below the clasp and the wrist!!

Jocke · 30 December 2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

The watch shouldn't be too snug on the wrist. See pic below which will tell you about the perfect fit. You should be able to insert your index finger between the bracelet and the wrist bone!!

...or even below the clasp and the wrist!!

JJ haven´t we told you about a post like this should have a adult warning?

Jocke

JJ Irani · 30 December 2007, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jocke

JJ haven´t we told you about a post like this should have a adult warning?

Jocke

ROGERB · 30 December 2007, 01:24 PM

Now considering that is a picture of a Sub on your wrist JJ, how old is that picture?
R

JJ Irani · 30 December 2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ROGERB

Now considering that is a picture of a Sub on your wrist JJ, how old is that picture?
R

Probably taken about 18 months back.....but that hardly matters in the context of this thread. I'm just trying to show you how to gauge whether your watch is too tight or too loose.

JJ

TARDIS · 30 December 2007, 04:06 PM

I can't put a finger between the wrist and clasp on my SD like JJ. If it were adjusted to that degree of looseness, the weight of it would cause the watch to slide over the ulnar bone (little finger side).

Mine are worn comfortable and not too tight:

Steve

chuanlim · 30 December 2007, 04:08 PM

HELLLLPPPP!!! my index finger CANNOT do what JJ's did!!

CPCC · 30 December 2007, 04:22 PM

I always used my pinky to judge the fit, instead of my index finger.

mickiratt · 30 December 2007, 04:36 PM

[QUOTE=JJ Irani;397001]The watch shouldn't be too snug on the wrist. See pic below which will tell you about the perfect fit. You should be able to insert your index finger between the bracelet and the wrist bone!!

...or even below the clasp and the wrist!!

[/QUOTE

All I want to know is how did you get your finger between the clasp and the sheep without getting hurt?

Regards,

Steve

Leighton · 30 December 2007, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by chuanlim

HELLLLPPPP!!! my index finger CANNOT do what JJ's did!!

Pfizer makes a little blue pill that can help with that.

chuanlim · 30 December 2007, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leighton

Pfizer makes a little blue pill that can help with that.

thomas311 · 30 December 2007, 05:52 PM

Tardis,
that is an awesome wrist shot of your SD. absolutely beautiful.

i say wear whatever is comfortable for you. if it happens to be snug, so be it. is it comfortable? if its a little loose, so what? does it fit and feel right?

adjusting the band isnt rocket science. just play with it. literally

SPACE-DWELLER · 30 December 2007, 10:22 PM

I wear my Rolex just a bit tighter than shown on JJ's pics. I wear the watch so that I can just put my little finger under the clasp.

TARDIS · 30 December 2007, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by thomas311

Tardis,
that is an awesome wrist shot of your SD. absolutely beautiful.

i say wear whatever is comfortable for you. if it happens to be snug, so be it. is it comfortable? if its a little loose, so what? does it fit and feel right?

adjusting the band isnt rocket science. just play with it. literally

Thanks. My SD is so comfortable I forget it's there.

Steve

Dan Pierce · 31 December 2007, 12:35 AM

I wear my watches a little on the tighter side like Bo. Most of the time they're worn between the wrist bone and hand. I can move it back past the wrist bone [toward the elbow] if they get too tight from expansion.
dP

321harley · 2 January 2008, 08:25 AM

It looks like J.J. has an unusually small index finger!

(sorry J.J. but I had to say it!)

Welshwatchman · 2 January 2008, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 321harley

It looks like J.J. has an unusually small index finger!

(sorry J.J. but I had to say it!)

You know what they say about small index fingers.

Easier to pick your nose with.

30 December 2007, 11:18 AM	#1
chuanlim Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: malaysia Posts: 132	how loose or how tight? just wondering guys... my rolex fits snug on my wrist. no freeplay at all. it doesnt slide any bit. do u wear it before or after that bone on your wrist, if u know what i mean? lower down the wrist (after the bone) or higher up (before the bone)? just curious.

30 December 2007, 11:28 AM	#2
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,514	Typically, you should wear your watch snug and above the wrist bone.. This keeps it from digging into your wrist and putting stress on the bracelet when the wrist is bent since the tendons flex outward and enlarge that area.. Oddly enough ..Rolex, at one time , put the winding crown on the 9 0'clock side of the watch as an option for men who felt the stem dug into the back of their wrist. Some think that it was for left handed wearers (right wrist), but it was for comfort on right handers (left wrist) who wore them low towards the hand.. __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

30 December 2007, 01:08 PM	#5
GoldenBear "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Francisco Watch: Submariner Posts: 2,480	For a number of reasons I, a right-hander, wear my Rolex Sub on my right hand. I think your wrists swell and shrink with the weather (.....add inappropriate reference here...) changes. I do fine the crown digs into the back of my hand. It's much better on my right hand. That's just me. __________________ ____________________________________________ Rolex Blue TT Submariner Rolex SS Submariner Breitling Emergency Mission They are just watches, wear 'em. ____________________________________________

30 December 2007, 05:52 PM	#17
thomas311 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NorCal Watch: SD/LV Posts: 216	Tardis, that is an awesome wrist shot of your SD. absolutely beautiful. i say wear whatever is comfortable for you. if it happens to be snug, so be it. is it comfortable? if its a little loose, so what? does it fit and feel right? adjusting the band isnt rocket science. just play with it. literally __________________ using no way as way having no limitation as limitation

30 December 2007, 10:22 PM	#18
SPACE-DWELLER "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bo Location: Denmark Watch: Rolex, of course! Posts: 22,436	I wear my Rolex just a bit tighter than shown on JJ's pics. I wear the watch so that I can just put my little finger under the clasp. __________________ With kind regards, Bo LocTite 221: The Taming Of The Screw...

30 December 2007, 12:10 PM	#3
chuanlim Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: malaysia Posts: 132	thanks for the bit of info Larry :)

30 December 2007, 01:24 PM	#9
ROGERB "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Roger Location: WHITE ROCK BC Watch: 89 16610, 57 7914, Posts: 897	Now considering that is a picture of a Sub on your wrist JJ, how old is that picture? R

30 December 2007, 04:06 PM	#11
TARDIS "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Queensland, AUST Posts: 2,003	I can't put a finger between the wrist and clasp on my SD like JJ. If it were adjusted to that degree of looseness, the weight of it would cause the watch to slide over the ulnar bone (little finger side). Mine are worn comfortable and not too tight: Steve

30 December 2007, 04:08 PM	#12
chuanlim Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: malaysia Posts: 132	HELLLLPPPP!!! my index finger CANNOT do what JJ's did!!

30 December 2007, 04:22 PM	#13
CPCC "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: USA Posts: 1,857	I always used my pinky to judge the fit, instead of my index finger.

30 December 2007, 04:36 PM	#14
mickiratt Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Steve Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 162	[QUOTE=JJ Irani;397001]The watch shouldn't be too snug on the wrist. See pic below which will tell you about the perfect fit. You should be able to insert your index finger between the bracelet and the wrist bone!! ...or even below the clasp and the wrist!! [/QUOTE All I want to know is how did you get your finger between the clasp and the sheep without getting hurt? Regards, Steve

31 December 2007, 12:35 AM	#20
Dan Pierce 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: D'OH! Location: Kentucky Watch: Rolex-1 Tudor-3 Posts: 36,217	I wear my watches a little on the tighter side like Bo. Most of the time they're worn between the wrist bone and hand. I can move it back past the wrist bone [toward the elbow] if they get too tight from expansion. dP __________________ TRF Member# 1668 Bass Player in TRF "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Band Commander-in-Chief of The Nylon Nation The Crown & Shield Club Honorary Member of P-Club

2 January 2008, 08:25 AM	#21
321harley Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 40	It looks like J.J. has an unusually small index finger! (sorry J.J. but I had to say it!)

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