Does centering the clasp help?

[schoolboy]

Hey all!

So I recently learned how to size my watch

The watch case sometimes leans toward the outside of my wrist, this has happened since I own it, not after me sizing it lol

It happens less now that the watch fits me more snug.

With some free time on my hands, I realize the clasp on my watch is about a millimeter or two off center on my wrist.

I have read on here that it should be centered, and I am willing to center it, but also think that the less I mess with the sizing the better.

What do you guys think?

Is it worth it to center the clasp to see if it helps the rotating of the case toward the outside of the wrist?


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[Glosstritium]

Take off all links at 6 o'clock then adjust on the clasp... If all links are removed from the 6 o'clock position and still not centered then your wrist is to small and only way to center it, is to permanently have an extra link that has no screw removed at the 6 o'clock ... Or you can take the bracelet off and put it on the opposite way and it will be centered..

[Abmatt2002]

I can’t see 1-2mm making much difference. If it was a link or 2 then that’s a different matter.

[MRPWRPATX21]

Put fewer links on the 6 o’clock side than the 12. It will help from the watch trying to roll off the back of the wrist.

[214270Explorer]

My 10 year old NOS 14060M still has the original diver pieces in the bracelet as I did not care to have it adjusted by segment removal (driving out a rivet, etc. work).

So I wear is that way and the clasp is extremely mis-positioned to one side of my arm. I neither care nor does it bother me.

[schoolboy]

I still have two links on the 6 o’clock side that I can remove


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[schoolboy]

I’ll give it a shot in a bit!


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[Bigblu10]

Ideally you want the clasp to hang as level as possible when holding watch head horizontally. The watch will want to rotate on your wrist especially when you are sweating on hot days and actively doing something. My watch is very heavy and still will rotate a bit and sometimes I unclasp it and reposition it. It is fitted very snug also.

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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by Bigblu10

Ideally you want the clasp to hang as level as possible when holding watch head horizontally. The watch will want to rotate on your wrist especially when you are sweating on hot days and actively doing something. My watch is very heavy and still will rotate a bit and sometimes I unclasp it and reposition it. It is fitted very snug also.

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Oh!

I had understood that the clasp hanging level didn’t matter.

I understood that when the watch is on the wrist, with the case centered on top of the wrist, the clasp should be centered on the bottom of the wrist

I thought that was more important than the clasp hanging level like you’re saying.

Im not sure now


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[G.Montag]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

Oh!

I had understood that the clasp hanging level didn’t matter.

I understood that when the watch is on the wrist, with the case centered on top of the wrist, the clasp should be centered on the bottom of the wrist

Unless you have a weirdly shaped, highly asymmetrical wrist, there should be a correlation between the two (i.e. if the class clasp is centred on the wrist, it should also be more of less centred in the free-hanging position).

[Bigblu10]

I have 7.5 wrist and need all 12 links. Ideally you want watch head centered on top of wrist and that is most important. Here are my pics of how watch sits.

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[Rori]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

Oh!

I had understood that the clasp hanging level didn’t matter.

I understood that when the watch is on the wrist, with the case centered on top of the wrist, the clasp should be centered on the bottom of the wrist

I thought that was more important than the clasp hanging level like you’re saying.

Im not sure now


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Exactly what bigblue is saying.
When the clasp is horizontal as shown in his picture, that means the case is gonna be centered on the top of wrist and the clap centered on the back on the wrist. Not only it helps centering the watch but also adds comfort.


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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by Bigblu10

I have 7.5 wrist and need all 12 links. Ideally you want watch head centered on top of wrist and that is most important. Here are my pics of how watch sits.

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That looks great on you


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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by Rori

Exactly what bigblue is saying.
When the clasp is horizontal as shown in his picture, that means the case is gonna be centered on the top of wrist and the clap centered on the back on the wrist. Not only it helps centering the watch but also adds comfort.


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Ok thanks!


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[schoolboy]

This is how I want the watch to sit:



When I make it sit that way, the clasp is off center on the bottom of my wrist:



The white markings indicate the start and end of the clasp.

So I am wondering if removing a link on the 6 o clock side to center the clasp a bit, will help the watch case stay in the positron that I want it to

[Geckobros]

When needing an odd number of links most people remove from the 6 o'clock side. This does not guarantee that the clasp will be centered. On my GMT I had to remove from the 12 o'clock and a micro adjustment to get the clasp perfectly centered. Another thing to mention is how tight you wear your watch. If you look at photos, some people just about squeeze off the circulation in their hand while others let the watch flop all over. I see a clasp that sits too far to one side and it bugs me. My OCD makes sizing my bracelets a slow process, but eventually I get them "perfect". So keep in mind, there is no set formula. Everyone's wrist is different so experiment to see what works for you.

[schoolboy]

Because when the watch case shifts toward the outside of the wrist, the clasp shifts toward the center of the bottom of the wrist

I’m wondering if the clasp is engineered to stay centered, and thus will wiggle its way to the center, even if it means moving the watch case to the outside of the wrist

And by removing a link, I can probably achieve both the centered case, and the centered clasp.

Just wondering if that will help the case stay centered or if I will be wasting my time lol

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

That looks great on you


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It is also extremely comfortable. It needs to be snug because gold is heavy and you don't want the watch moving all over your wrist. It needs to stay in place.

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

This is how I want the watch to sit:



When I make it sit that way, the clasp is off center on the bottom of my wrist:



The white markings indicate the start and end of the clasp.

So I am wondering if removing a link on the 6 o clock side to center the clasp a bit, will help the watch case stay in the positron that I want it to

Yes! Remove links from 6 side and add them to 12 side. Perhaps one at a time. Experiment until you get the correct fitment for your wrist!

[samson66]

If the proper size for your wrist is an even number of links, you should have the same number of links on the 12 o'clock side as the 6 o'clock side. If you must use an odd number of links to size for your wrist, you should have one LESS on the 6 o'clock side vs the 12 side. Simple as that.

Watches even when sized correctly want to rotate a little toward the outside of your wrist. It's just gravity. When you think about the placement of your arms throughout the day, any time your arms are perpendicular to your body gravity is causing the watch to want to rotate outward. Even the best sized watch bracelet will do this a little.

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[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by schoolboy

This is how I want the watch to sit:



When I make it sit that way, the clasp is off center on the bottom of my wrist:



The white markings indicate the start and end of the clasp.

So I am wondering if removing a link on the 6 o clock side to center the clasp a bit, will help the watch case stay in the positron that I want it to

Actually after looking at your clasp, it looks about the same position as mine but opposite wrist. You COULD remove one from the 6 and add to the 12 and see if you like it better. But it looks good now as is. As been said the watch will naturally rotate a bit to the outside of wrist due to weight and gravity

[airchitect]

I actually had a watch sized at the ol ad on sat and he said Rolex says they need to adjust as so:

1 link. Out at 6
2 link. Out at 6 and 12
3 link. 2 out at 6 and 1 at 12

They prefer removing from the 6 o clock side always

[Dan Pierce]

Doesn't hurt. All my clasps are centered, or shorter on the 6:00 side when closed.
dP

[acheronsgrief]

Mine is slightly off centered, much like yours. It fits perfectly, (4 links on 6 o’clock side, 5 on 12 o’clock side). Your hidden clasp doesn’t have the micro adjust so it might make this a little tougher, but the jubilee links are 1/2 the size of the oyster at least. Definitely agree with everyone here that you want fewer on 6 than 12

It’s almost symmetrical when it hangs down:

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by airchitect

I actually had a watch sized at the ol ad on sat and he said Rolex says they need to adjust as so:

1 link. Out at 6
2 link. Out at 6 and 12
3 link. 2 out at 6 and 1 at 12

They prefer removing from the 6 o clock side always

Sounds logical.

[airchitect]

And I just a much better fit with a jubilee over oyster. My BLRO fits like a glove. BLNR not so much.

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by Geckobros

When needing an odd number of links most people remove from the 6 o'clock side. This does not guarantee that the clasp will be centered. On my GMT I had to remove from the 12 o'clock and a micro adjustment to get the clasp perfectly centered. Another thing to mention is how tight you wear your watch. If you look at photos, some people just about squeeze off the circulation in their hand while others let the watch flop all over. I see a clasp that sits too far to one side and it bugs me. My OCD makes sizing my bracelets a slow process, but eventually I get them "perfect". So keep in mind, there is no set formula. Everyone's wrist is different so experiment to see what works for you.

Thanks!

I’ll give it a shot and see if it helps a bit


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[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by Bigblu10

Yes! Remove links from 6 side and add them to 12 side. Perhaps one at a time. Experiment until you get the correct fitment for your wrist!

I will


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[schoolboy]

Thanks to everyone for the feedback.

When I wore my watch a little looser, the watch case would gravitate toward the outside of the wrist more significantly and more often than now

Right now it happens very slowly and a lot less, but I am wondering if i can perfect it haha

I will report back!


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[ROLEXster]

I have 6.75" wrist.
I like 6 and 4
6 @ 12:00
4 @ 6:00
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