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Old 1 June 2018, 06:08 AM   #1
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Tight or loose

Fellow TRF, how do you wear your watches? Tight or loose? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
I wear mine tight.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:08 AM   #2
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:09 AM   #3
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Snug, to prevent excessive wear and I don't like it moving around on my wrist.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:13 AM   #4
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Slightly loose for me so my watches fit a bit more loose in winter than during summer months. I can move the watch about 3/4 of an inch up or down on my wrist.

I can just wedge my pinky finger in between my wrist and the clasp and I don't have giant meat hooks for hands.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:15 AM   #5
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:19 AM   #6
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Snug. I don't like my watch rolling around on my wrist.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:37 AM   #7
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Like others above me, I wear my watches snug.

Nothing less appealing than a watch on a bracelet flopping around on someone's wrist.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:39 AM   #8
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Fairly tight. I cannot fit the tip of my pinky all the way through at the clasp. I don’t wear it tight enough to cause dimples on my wrist.

Mostly, trying to make sure I don’t wear out the bracelet or have the watch splash around my wrist (SD43 is mighty big chunk of metal)


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Old 1 June 2018, 06:41 AM   #9
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Looser for me. Find tight a bit uncomfortable especially in the summer.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:41 AM   #10
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Somewhat snug, cant be too tightly worn due to our humid months here in Fl.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:42 AM   #11
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Slightly loose for me
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:43 AM   #12
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Slightly loose. I like the tip of my pinky to just barely fit between bracelet and wrist. I feel like if it is too tight that will stretch the bracelet out. After I golf it usually fits snug.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:43 AM   #13
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slightly loose.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:44 AM   #14
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Loose fit.
Sweaty skin under the metal is a nasty feel.
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:49 AM   #15
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Old 1 June 2018, 06:54 AM   #16
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I like it a little loose from a comfort stand point, but tight is supposed to be better in preventing bracelet stretch.
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:00 AM   #17
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Snug. Any energy that can move the watch around on your wrist is energy not being used to wind the watch. Additionally, a watch that is too loose will (assuming you are right handed) cause the crown to press into the back of your hand. Too tight is uncomfortable, too loose is sub-optimal from a performance perspective... you want it just right.
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:00 AM   #18
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Loose enough to get pinky pad under clasp easily. I'm not wearing handcuffs here after all. (not that I know what that feels like, just sayin').

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Old 1 June 2018, 07:02 AM   #19
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:02 AM   #20
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I prefer a little loose as I am an expander, as the bishop said to the actress, my days of slim fit shirts and trousers are ending as I just prefer comfort mostly now.
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:07 AM   #21
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Loose and floppy wears out the bracelet links and won't let the winding rotor function as it should.
So a snug fit is the proper fit, and the only way I have worn my watches.
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:15 AM   #22
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Tight because:
- it feels more comfortable to me,
- it allows more spinning of the rotor thus keeping power reserve and accuracy higher,
- it'll be less prone to banging against surrounding objects,
- it reduces likelihood of crown digging in your hand,
- it causes less wear of the links,
- it looks better.
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:19 AM   #23
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:19 AM   #24
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I like it tight ... pretty sure most do
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:26 AM   #25
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Nice thread title

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Funny, I was thinking the same thing. However, to answer the question, I wear mine snug most of the time, but not tight enough to leave a mark. I don't like the feeling of my watch sliding around.
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:30 AM   #26
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Loose but not floppy.

I don't wear it snug, especially in summer months, due to comfort. I'm not worried about bracelet wear--if the bracelet wears out, I will replace it.
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:30 AM   #27
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Snug'ish and on this side of the wrist bone:

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Old 1 June 2018, 07:32 AM   #28
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I prefer a snug fit. A positive part of wearing your watches tighter is a supposed decrease in wear on the bracelet. Less movement and friction between the pins and links.
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:41 AM   #29
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Old 1 June 2018, 07:44 AM   #30
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Tight. Mainly wear SD43 and it must be worn tight for good fit.
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