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As a car and chronograph lover, pistonheads is of course the default forum to ask a question on, and I need some help with peoples hand and wrist measurements.
I'd like to build a database of hand size to watch strap size, as I believe the two measurements are always the same proportion, no matter how big or small your hand or wrist is. The first picture shows the hand measurement I'm looking for, it's the same as the one you use to size a pair of driving gloves. The second picture shows a watch, and its the inner circumference of the whole watch with the strap done up in your normal position that I'd like.
The reason for this request is that I'd like to be able to size the metal bracelet on the chronographs I make based on peoples hand measurement. It's a lot easier to measure your hand than around your wrist, mainly because your wrist expands or contracts depending on how hot or cold it is or whether you have your hand upwards, blood draining away, or downwards. The hand measurement is altogether far more fixed.
So, who's up for some measurements.
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I'd like to build a database of hand size to watch strap size, as I believe the two measurements are always the same proportion, no matter how big or small your hand or wrist is. The first picture shows the hand measurement I'm looking for, it's the same as the one you use to size a pair of driving gloves. The second picture shows a watch, and its the inner circumference of the whole watch with the strap done up in your normal position that I'd like.
The reason for this request is that I'd like to be able to size the metal bracelet on the chronographs I make based on peoples hand measurement. It's a lot easier to measure your hand than around your wrist, mainly because your wrist expands or contracts depending on how hot or cold it is or whether you have your hand upwards, blood draining away, or downwards. The hand measurement is altogether far more fixed.
So, who's up for some measurements.
I'm not sure your logic is flawless - different shaped watches - particularly the lug length & shape will require different length straps. The weight of the watch has a bearing on how tight you might need the strap done up, as will how people wear their watches - high / low, loose / tight.
Regardless - happy to help.
9" hand size
Watch strap circumference that I currently have on is 7.25" which is my normal wrist measurement.
Regardless - happy to help.
9" hand size
Watch strap circumference that I currently have on is 7.25" which is my normal wrist measurement.
Lorneg said:
...I'd like to build a database of hand size to watch strap size, as I believe the two measurements are always the same proportion, no matter how big or small your hand or wrist is....
...It's a lot easier to measure your hand than around your wrist, mainly because your wrist expands or contracts depending on how hot or cold it is or whether you have your hand upwards, blood draining away, or downwards. The hand measurement is altogether far more fixed...
I hate to point this out, but if as you say the hand measurement is fixed and the wrist measurement can change then they are not always going to be in the same proportion!...It's a lot easier to measure your hand than around your wrist, mainly because your wrist expands or contracts depending on how hot or cold it is or whether you have your hand upwards, blood draining away, or downwards. The hand measurement is altogether far more fixed...
Lorneg said:
Oh and Westberks, don't worry about small wrists, it's the size of your shoes that girls look for (so I've been told). Personally I wear size 14 shoes, which looks a tad strange in someone 5 foot 1 tall, but what the heck.
size 11 and they look quite dainty too!oh well; guess i'll stick with excessive compliments and rohypnol.
Hmm, it's not going to work really:
Hand Wrist Ratio
9 7.25 1.24
9.5 7.5 1.27
8 6.75 1.19
9.25 7.25 1.28
9.5 7.5 1.27
9.25 7 1.32
9 7 1.29
8.5 7.25 1.17
The correlation is good, but not quite good enough.
What is interesting though is that no one appears to have chubby wrists. This confirms my thought that all men think they have skinny wrists, whereas we all actually have perfectly normal wrists.
Hand Wrist Ratio
9 7.25 1.24
9.5 7.5 1.27
8 6.75 1.19
9.25 7.25 1.28
9.5 7.5 1.27
9.25 7 1.32
9 7 1.29
8.5 7.25 1.17
The correlation is good, but not quite good enough.
What is interesting though is that no one appears to have chubby wrists. This confirms my thought that all men think they have skinny wrists, whereas we all actually have perfectly normal wrists.
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