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Cibbersicks · 12 March 2018, 05:17 AM

It may have been asked before but it’s a fairly poignant one for me so I’ll ask anyway. What side do you wear your watch on? And is it the same side or opposite to your dominant hand?

I went for years wearing a watch on my left and being right handed. However in 2010 I had a pretty nasty motorbike accident which resulted in a smashed left wrist (amongst a lot of other things) and now even though fully recovered, a watch on my left wrist feels horrible due to nerve damage, so I wear on my right. Everyone asks if I’m left handed, and surprises them when I say no...

I heard traditionally you are supposed to wear a watch on whatever side you write with, so if you need to write the time/date you can easily check first, I don’t know how correct this is!

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RedLs3 · 12 March 2018, 05:18 AM

Watch goes on left side.

watchmework · 12 March 2018, 05:19 AM

Watch is on the right side, I’m unusual in that sense...I get it. I’ve tried switching to the left and it just doesn’t feel right to me.

GSJ · 12 March 2018, 05:51 AM

I wear my watch on my left. However, I tried it on my right for the first time the other day and it actually felt quite good.. Although, with right being my dominate hand I can only see my watch getting damaged more on that hand.

hbombkid · 12 March 2018, 06:18 AM

I always heard it was non dominant hand. I do wear it on my left hand and I am left handed.

I believe when I was in grade school / middle school I used to wear a watch on my right hand, but always saw it on the left so I thought I was weird and switched haha. After all those years I tried to wear it on my right hand and just felt to odd.

Speedbird-1 · 12 March 2018, 06:26 AM

Always on my left............ I'm right handed.

Hope you're fully recovered from your accident?

DoctorA · 12 March 2018, 06:30 AM

Wear it where you like and makes you happy. The “watch police” won’t give you a ticket for “parking” it on the wrong wrist

Most people wear it on the left but nothing wrong with right either

Cibbersicks · 12 March 2018, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Lt Virgil Hilts

Always on my left............ I'm right handed.

Hope you're fully recovered from your accident?

Yes thank you all fully recovered, 22 broken bones in one go, 10 operations in 1 1/2 weeks and a year of rehab meant that now 8yrs later I have 95% of my dexterity back and almost no real physical problems apart from scars. I had a very good orthopaedic surgeon and a whole lot of luck on my side.

Biggest problem after 12 months was that I couldn’t wear a watch on my left wrist anymore haha!

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smym18 · 12 March 2018, 08:11 AM

I'm righty. When my left wrist isn't hurting I wear it on that one. When it hurts I go right hand.

GarbanzoNegro · 12 March 2018, 08:25 AM

Right handed here wearing my watch on my right wrist.

stratguy · 12 March 2018, 08:30 AM

Right-handed, wear on my right. I started this because my Sub crown would dig into the back of my left hand, so I loved it over. Now, a watch on my left feels weird.

Yobber76 · 12 March 2018, 08:31 AM

I'm a lefty and always wear my watch on my right hand. However for the past year I have also worn a Garmin fit watch on my dominant left hand.
It has time and date displayed.

sleddog · 12 March 2018, 08:39 AM

Left, and I’m left handed (for most things). Ultimately there is no right or wrong, it’s just a matter of personal preference..

Mad Dog · 12 March 2018, 09:05 AM

Back in the day, I understood that you wore your watch on the hand opposite of the one you wrote with. I am a lefty so I have worn a watch on right wrist for as long as I can remember. I am usually the odd ball but have noticed small increase on folks wearing watches on the right over the past decade or so.

Speaking of right hand, left hand... my avatar is no accident.

Tools · 12 March 2018, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Cibbersicks

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I heard traditionally you are supposed to wear a watch on whatever side you write with, so if you need to write the time/date you can easily check first, I don’t know how correct this is!

I've never heard that before and think that it is nonsense.

It is more likely to avoid damage. Just like pocket watches were placed in the pocket with the glass face, facing inward to keep the glass safe, the wristwatch was also subject to damage. Wearing it on the opposite from your dominant hand lessoned the chances of scratches and damages. So, right handers wear it safely on the left wrist, and lefties the opposite.

I also know from personal experience playing baseball, if you wear a watch on your throwing hand you will lose a lot of watches.

adawil2002 · 12 March 2018, 09:33 AM

Right handed, watch is on the left wrist. My wife is left handed and wears her watch on her left wrist.

JMK01 · 12 March 2018, 09:35 AM

I'm a Southpaw and wear my watch on my right. I don't like the feeling when I'm writing, it's uncomfortable.

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faimag · 12 March 2018, 09:39 AM

Watch on my left; I am right handed.

codester · 12 March 2018, 09:42 AM

Left side!!

NeoAnderson · 12 March 2018, 11:19 AM

Watch on left and im a lefty

Al1969 · 12 March 2018, 11:55 AM

Lefty so left wrist.

Sarosh · 12 March 2018, 12:31 PM

Left Handed, watch goes on the right hands wrist

brandrea · 12 March 2018, 12:34 PM

Whichever wrist it feels best on

Carry The Interest · 12 March 2018, 12:37 PM

Grew up thinking it goes on your non-dominant hand. That said, I've always worn a watch on my left hand.

polaris72 · 12 March 2018, 03:17 PM

Right handed and wear on my left wrist. Crown position gives it away. If I would be left handed, I would wear it on my right and get a watch with crown on the left side.

Torque Time · 12 March 2018, 03:46 PM

Wear it where it is most comfortable!

RollieRoll · 12 March 2018, 04:40 PM

Right handed and it goes on my left wrist

Axl · 12 March 2018, 06:22 PM

Watch on the left. I'm right handed.

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wytrader · 12 March 2018, 06:41 PM

126600 left 116660 right
Sometimes 126600 & 116660 left and applewatch right, but that's only when I need the HR function of the applewatch

hype.e · 24 March 2018, 01:38 AM

It's been on my right hand from the first time I wore a watch back in Grade 5.
And I'm right handed.
Watches get damaged whether you wear them on your dominant hand or not, don't see why most people are so adamant the left side is the correct side.

12 March 2018, 05:17 AM	#1
Cibbersicks Banned Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: US Posts: 84	What side? It may have been asked before but it’s a fairly poignant one for me so I’ll ask anyway. What side do you wear your watch on? And is it the same side or opposite to your dominant hand? I went for years wearing a watch on my left and being right handed. However in 2010 I had a pretty nasty motorbike accident which resulted in a smashed left wrist (amongst a lot of other things) and now even though fully recovered, a watch on my left wrist feels horrible due to nerve damage, so I wear on my right. Everyone asks if I’m left handed, and surprises them when I say no... I heard traditionally you are supposed to wear a watch on whatever side you write with, so if you need to write the time/date you can easily check first, I don’t know how correct this is! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

12 March 2018, 06:30 AM	#7
DoctorA "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: USA Posts: 6,523	Wear it where you like and makes you happy. The “watch police” won’t give you a ticket for “parking” it on the wrong wrist Most people wear it on the left but nothing wrong with right either __________________ Wear the watch you like, not the one they tell you to wear!

12 March 2018, 08:39 AM	#13
sleddog TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: Nearby. Posts: 24,903	Left, and I’m left handed (for most things). Ultimately there is no right or wrong, it’s just a matter of personal preference.. __________________ He who wears a Rolex is always on time, even when late!! TRF's "After Dark" Bar & Nightclub Patron-Founding Member..

12 March 2018, 09:33 AM	#16
adawil2002 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Andrew Wilson Location: Brunswick, Maine Watch: 16550 Explorer II Posts: 1,762	Right handed, watch is on the left wrist. My wife is left handed and wears her watch on her left wrist. __________________ 6284 SS, 16014 SS Jubilee silver stick, 16253 TT Blue Thunderbird, 16550 SS Exp II Cream, bought in 1986, 116400GV Z-blue Milgauss, 79260 Tudor, 116660 DSSD-Blue, 116500LV Daytona White, 116710 BLNR, 326934 Blue Skydweller

12 March 2018, 11:55 AM	#21
Al1969 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,602	Lefty so left wrist. __________________ WG SUB-116719 GMT MASTER II 126719

12 March 2018, 05:18 AM	#2
RedLs3 Banned Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: NYC Posts: 283	Watch goes on left side.

12 March 2018, 05:19 AM	#3
watchmework "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: DC Watch: 126710BLRO, 116600 Posts: 7,869	Watch is on the right side, I’m unusual in that sense...I get it. I’ve tried switching to the left and it just doesn’t feel right to me.

12 March 2018, 05:51 AM	#4
GSJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: UK Posts: 28	I wear my watch on my left. However, I tried it on my right for the first time the other day and it actually felt quite good.. Although, with right being my dominate hand I can only see my watch getting damaged more on that hand.

12 March 2018, 06:18 AM	#5
hbombkid "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: VA Watch: Sub 116610 Posts: 1,082	I always heard it was non dominant hand. I do wear it on my left hand and I am left handed. I believe when I was in grade school / middle school I used to wear a watch on my right hand, but always saw it on the left so I thought I was weird and switched haha. After all those years I tried to wear it on my right hand and just felt to odd.

12 March 2018, 06:26 AM	#6
Speedbird-1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Steve. Location: UK Posts: 6,070	Always on my left............ I'm right handed. Hope you're fully recovered from your accident?

12 March 2018, 08:11 AM	#9
smym18 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,376	I'm righty. When my left wrist isn't hurting I wear it on that one. When it hurts I go right hand.

12 March 2018, 08:25 AM	#10
GarbanzoNegro "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Europe Posts: 449	Right handed here wearing my watch on my right wrist.

12 March 2018, 08:30 AM	#11
stratguy "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: USA Watch: Speedmaster Pro Posts: 670	Right-handed, wear on my right. I started this because my Sub crown would dig into the back of my left hand, so I loved it over. Now, a watch on my left feels weird.

12 March 2018, 08:31 AM	#12
Yobber76 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Real Name: Mike Location: Illinois Watch: BLNR VTNR PAM 915 Posts: 1,742	I'm a lefty and always wear my watch on my right hand. However for the past year I have also worn a Garmin fit watch on my dominant left hand. It has time and date displayed.

12 March 2018, 09:05 AM	#14
Mad Dog "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Real Name: Chris Location: Chicago Posts: 165	Back in the day, I understood that you wore your watch on the hand opposite of the one you wrote with. I am a lefty so I have worn a watch on right wrist for as long as I can remember. I am usually the odd ball but have noticed small increase on folks wearing watches on the right over the past decade or so. Speaking of right hand, left hand... my avatar is no accident.

12 March 2018, 09:35 AM	#17
JMK01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Real Name: John Location: Louisville, Ky Watch: Sub - 114060 Posts: 230	I'm a Southpaw and wear my watch on my right. I don't like the feeling when I'm writing, it's uncomfortable. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

12 March 2018, 09:39 AM	#18
faimag "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: US, SG, DK, GR Watch: Reverso Posts: 3,071	Watch on my left; I am right handed.

12 March 2018, 09:42 AM	#19
codester "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: U.S. Watch: Bluesy and others Posts: 220	Left side!!

12 March 2018, 11:19 AM	#20
NeoAnderson "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Real Name: NeoAnderson Location: Tax Free Shopping Posts: 725	Watch on left and im a lefty

12 March 2018, 12:31 PM	#22
Sarosh "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: London Watch: BLNR Posts: 2,218	Left Handed, watch goes on the right hands wrist __________________ ----- “It’s a watch, it tells time. Not much else”

12 March 2018, 12:34 PM	#23
brandrea 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Brian (TBone) Location: canada Watch: es make me smile Posts: 73,678	Whichever wrist it feels best on

12 March 2018, 12:37 PM	#24
Carry The Interest "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: LA Watch: RLX, ALS Posts: 3,410	Grew up thinking it goes on your non-dominant hand. That said, I've always worn a watch on my left hand.

12 March 2018, 03:17 PM	#25
polaris72 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: U.S./Vienna, AT Posts: 1,967	Right handed and wear on my left wrist. Crown position gives it away. If I would be left handed, I would wear it on my right and get a watch with crown on the left side.

12 March 2018, 03:46 PM	#26
Torque Time "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Real Name: Archie Location: Washington, DC Watch: TT DJ 1601 Posts: 359	Wear it where it is most comfortable!

12 March 2018, 04:40 PM	#27
RollieRoll Banned Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: US Posts: 658	Right handed and it goes on my left wrist

12 March 2018, 06:22 PM	#28
Axl "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: London, UK Posts: 120	Watch on the left. I'm right handed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12 March 2018, 06:41 PM	#29
wytrader "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: EU Watch: SD Posts: 583	126600 left 116660 right Sometimes 126600 & 116660 left and applewatch right, but that's only when I need the HR function of the applewatch __________________ 116520 116710LN, 116710BLNR 16600 V NIB, 116660, 116660, 116600, 126600, 126660, 126660, 126603 126610LV

24 March 2018, 01:38 AM	#30
hype.e "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5	It's been on my right hand from the first time I wore a watch back in Grade 5. And I'm right handed. Watches get damaged whether you wear them on your dominant hand or not, don't see why most people are so adamant the left side is the correct side.

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