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6 November 2008, 11:42 PM | #1 |
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Wear it above or below the wrist bone?
Where do you wear your watch, above or below your wrist bone?
I have never worn a watch above the wrist bone as it just feels too snug. However with my SMP it feels loose and heavy down lower on my arm. I am still not happy with the feel. Currently the band is adjusted to 5 1/2 links on the 6 o'clock side and 7 on the 12 o'clock side. With that adjustment it hangs down on the top of my hand and gets uncomfortable after several hours. Any suggestions? TIA, Bill P. |
6 November 2008, 11:52 PM | #2 |
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Wear the SMP every day for a week or so until you become accustomed to wearing a real watch. Fr. John+ |
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I wear my watches both above and below the wrist bone depending on the weather and my physical position [i.e. sitting or standing].
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I generally wear it so it will not rotate fully around the wrist...it will move back and forth across the top..
If it gets cold and I shrink up a bit, sometimes it will fall past the wrist bone, but generally I wear it snug enough that it stays at the wrist. I hate it when it gets to digging in the back of the hand, and I also hate the strain when you push yourself up from a chair etc., and it's riding too low... puts a lot of strain on the watch pins....and it hurts...
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below all the time
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7 November 2008, 04:21 AM | #8 |
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Roger, I just called my AD and you are right... two 1/2 links are a bit bigger than one full link. He is going to send me one.
As I said, presently I have 5 1/2 on the 6 side and 7 on the 12 side. When I get the new 1/2 link I will remove the last full link on the 12 side and end up with 6 1/2. Thus I will next try 5 1/2 and 6 1/2. As I wear my watch below the wrist bone it will be just a bit more snug than now, but I hope not too much. Cheers, Bill P. |
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Left hand, above the wrist bone.
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X2. I like wearing the watch fairly snug. I don't really like it loose enough to hang down over the wrist bone. As somebody else pointed out that inhibits wrist movement -- plus I understand that gravity pulling on a loose watch band stretches the band out. You are better off with slightly snug. My watch is loose enough to move around a bit but not much.
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A dress watch on a strap should always be worn above the wrist bone. Casual watches on a bracelet or diver band can be worn wherever.
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left hand, below wrist bone...
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Not sure I understand the question
Wear mine on the side of the wristbone that is closed to my hand. Loose enough that I can bend my wrist, and it does slip back and forth across it (unfortunately).
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right hand, above wrist bone most times - but loose enough for "normal" movement (1/2 finger)
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I wear mine above, but sometimes it slips below the wristbone - which is a bit uncomfortable.
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Above the wristbone, snug... I don't like to feel my watch move on my wrist.
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above the wrist bone, so that my wrist can function unimpeded as nature intended.
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5 1/2 links at 6, and 8 at twelve, all sliding and flopping all over the place. Always have done so. The SMP is so flat in profile it doesn't bother me, now the 'Dweller' needs to be a little tighter as you end up with a great big dent mark in the back of the wrist.
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I wear it between wristbone and my hand .. Is it above or not ?? bah !
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26 January 2011, 04:57 AM | #23 |
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Above
Left wrist above the ulna knot and snug. I was told if your wear the watch too lose it causes excessive wear to the links of the watch band due to movement and friction.
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Left hand, below wrist bone...
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Also..depends on the watch for me...DSSD is always a snugger fit...whereas a speedmaster or pepsi is light enough to wear a little looser and so sits above or below as with Dan's reasoning above
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Depends
It always depends of two factors: weather and phisical position, and maybe a third one: clothes.
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27 January 2011, 02:42 AM | #29 |
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Just below the bone on my left hand. I have very prominent ulna bone, or used to when I could still see my feet
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between wrist bone and hand, on the left arm...but fit depends on strap/band material: my leather strap watches are worn tight and have little room for movement, if at all, but the bracelet ones are worn looser, so that they move on the arm a little but cannot rotate on the wrist fully when between wrist bone and hand...dont know if any of that makes sense
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