What is the "correct" wrist to wear a watch on?
Discussion
SunnyD said:
Matt172 said:
question for the weirdo left hand wearers 
don't you find it annoying having the crown/buttons digging into your wrist every time you bend it?
I do wear my watch at the end of my wrist, but don't find the crown too annoying. One thing I have noticed however is that I have a slight mark on my hand at the exact spot that the crown rubs against. It's not a mark on the skin so much as a slight change in pigment in my skin - that bit doesn't tan and is a pinker colour than the rest of my hand. Perhaps it's a metal reaction against the crown?! don't you find it annoying having the crown/buttons digging into your wrist every time you bend it?And no it's not a cheap watch!
tertius said:
CommanderJameson said:
tertius said:
What odd replies.
>suspicious<Are you one of those righty-innies?
I just find it strange that the question should generate such enthusiastic responses.
And to answer the OP... I wore my watch on my right wrist when a child because I am a contrary b
d. I eat left-handed (knife in left hand) but write right-handed, and play most sports relatively ambidextrously... but as I grew I up I switched to wearing my watch on my left wrist. This is mostly for practical reasons - my right arm is my strongest so I tend to carry things with my right arm, making it irritating to check the time - easier for the watch to be on my free arm. I suspect that this is the case for most people, regardless of other spurious reasoning (even though crowns on the right side of watch faces are naturally incompatible with left-handed wear)...cyberface said:
(even though crowns on the right side of watch faces are naturally incompatible with left-handed wear)...
No they're not - the reason the crown is usually on the right is cos you're supposed to wear the watch on your left wrist and therefore wind it with your right hand. Would be much trickier if the crowm was on the left.Edited by MikeO996 on Tuesday 12th January 15:16
Edited by MikeO996 on Tuesday 12th January 15:17
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
cyberface said:
tertius said:
CommanderJameson said:
tertius said:
What odd replies.
>suspicious<Are you one of those righty-innies?
I just find it strange that the question should generate such enthusiastic responses.
And to answer the OP... I wore my watch on my right wrist when a child because I am a contrary b
d. I eat left-handed (knife in left hand) but write right-handed, and play most sports relatively ambidextrously... but as I grew I up I switched to wearing my watch on my left wrist. This is mostly for practical reasons - my right arm is my strongest so I tend to carry things with my right arm, making it irritating to check the time - easier for the watch to be on my free arm. I suspect that this is the case for most people, regardless of other spurious reasoning (even though crowns on the right side of watch faces are naturally incompatible with left-handed wear)...
(not to be trusted in other words
)But I'm a trustworthy chap, so there's some more confusion for you
MikeO996 said:
cyberface said:
(even though crowns on the right side of watch faces are naturally incompatible with left-handed wear)...
No they're not - the reason the crown is usually on the right is cos you're supposed to wear the watch on your left wrist and therefore wind it with your right hand. Would be much trickier if the crowm was on the left.Edited by MikeO996 on Tuesday 12th January 15:16
Edited by MikeO996 on Tuesday 12th January 15:17
Left, out here.Thread rivival!! With a twist...
The question of which wrist to wear one's watch on is unequivocal in my mind - the left, of course.
But I'm interested in the PH opinion regarding where exactly on that wrist the watch should be worn.
Picked up a Hamilton Intramatic today as I need a subtle everyday watch to wear with a suit. First time I've worn a watch since I was about 10.... Feels weird
So the question is; between the ulna and bottom of palm (feels a bit 'modern') or on the ulna above the knuckle of the wrist? I suspect the latter is the classic position for a dress watch but would appreciate any wisdom on the subject! Cheers.
The question of which wrist to wear one's watch on is unequivocal in my mind - the left, of course.
But I'm interested in the PH opinion regarding where exactly on that wrist the watch should be worn.
Picked up a Hamilton Intramatic today as I need a subtle everyday watch to wear with a suit. First time I've worn a watch since I was about 10.... Feels weird
So the question is; between the ulna and bottom of palm (feels a bit 'modern') or on the ulna above the knuckle of the wrist? I suspect the latter is the classic position for a dress watch but would appreciate any wisdom on the subject! Cheers.
shakotan said:
Most people seem to wear their watch on their writing hand, but logically I wear mine on my left wrist, because it means the adjuster is accessable with my right hand.
Really? There must be more left handed writers than I thought there were.The answer is that there is no correct, it what people choose to do.
cyberface said:
Lots of people seem to like to display that they know what they consider to be 'correct etiquette'... ask this question on an American-based forum and you'd get even more replies... people like to show they have 'class'... sorry for being so damn cynical but I'm in that sort of mood.
And to answer the OP... I wore my watch on my right wrist when a child because I am a contrary bd. I eat left-handed (knife in left hand) but write right-handed, and play most sports relatively ambidextrously... but as I grew I up I switched to wearing my watch on my left wrist. This is mostly for practical reasons - my right arm is my strongest so I tend to carry things with my right arm, making it irritating to check the time - easier for the watch to be on my free arm. I suspect that this is the case for most people, regardless of other spurious reasoning (even though crowns on the right side of watch faces are naturally incompatible with left-handed wear)...
I also hold knife in left hand, use right hand for spoon, and for writing, watch on left wrist. I bet if you asked a bunch of men why they sleep on the right side of the bed looking towards the headboard would be because their parents did. But then again there is no right or wrong answer, each to their own. Interesting thread though, what ever next......And to answer the OP... I wore my watch on my right wrist when a child because I am a contrary b
d. I eat left-handed (knife in left hand) but write right-handed, and play most sports relatively ambidextrously... but as I grew I up I switched to wearing my watch on my left wrist. This is mostly for practical reasons - my right arm is my strongest so I tend to carry things with my right arm, making it irritating to check the time - easier for the watch to be on my free arm. I suspect that this is the case for most people, regardless of other spurious reasoning (even though crowns on the right side of watch faces are naturally incompatible with left-handed wear)...toon10 said:
toohuge said:
Left wrist, facing outwards. I'm right handed too.
This. It would be pretty hard to adjust while on your wrist if you wore it on the right hand. Right handed. Right wrist, facing in.
Two reasons. I wear watches on my right wrist in general because by right wrist is thicker than my left, and when I got given my first decent watch at the age of 14 it just fitted better on that wrist. So although I'd always worn them on the left until that point, I started wearing on the right and have always done so since then. Impossible habit to break, now.
Specifically, wearing a Panerai with the crown guard feels genuinely uncomfortable on the left if I bend my wrist backward. As for ease of winding, I only ever wind it up in the morning when the watch if off my wrist anyway. And if anyone asks me the time while I'm holding a drink in my right hand (I don't think that's ever happened but there's a first time for everything) then I'll just employ one of three cunning ruses
1) Put drink down, take watch off, transfer it to left wrist, and then give them the time
2) Swap drink to left hand and give them the time,
3) Blank them
Two reasons. I wear watches on my right wrist in general because by right wrist is thicker than my left, and when I got given my first decent watch at the age of 14 it just fitted better on that wrist. So although I'd always worn them on the left until that point, I started wearing on the right and have always done so since then. Impossible habit to break, now.
Specifically, wearing a Panerai with the crown guard feels genuinely uncomfortable on the left if I bend my wrist backward. As for ease of winding, I only ever wind it up in the morning when the watch if off my wrist anyway. And if anyone asks me the time while I'm holding a drink in my right hand (I don't think that's ever happened but there's a first time for everything) then I'll just employ one of three cunning ruses
1) Put drink down, take watch off, transfer it to left wrist, and then give them the time
2) Swap drink to left hand and give them the time,
3) Blank them
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