Is there a "correct" way?

[dr35mm]

I've always used my watches over the wrist bone, last week an AD manager told me I've been wearing wrong it should be behind the wrist bone. Feels very strange this way, so I'm wondering, is there a correct way to wear your watch?


Over Wrist Bone


Behind Wrist Bone


How do you wear yours?



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[VICI]

Where it feels comfortable.. that's the right way for me.

[rushca01]

Agree, where it's comfortable. Behind the wrist is almost painful for me. In order to keep it there it has to be tight and if even move wrist it's very painful.

[KDS777]

Wear it so you are comfortable.

I let mine hang like a bracelet, and can slip a finger between the clasp and my wrist. Most people use the finger fitment method from what I have read on here.

[hugs]

I don't think there is a general rule. I have noticed people wearing gold watches very loose almost on the hand possibly because they want to show it off? Or they paid so much for the gold bracelet they aren't gonna waste some links by leaving them in the watch box

[fishingbear]

I find that I wear certain references differently on the wrist. Whatever is comfortable to you is the "correct" way to wear.

[Etschell]

I see no wrist bone. That said right behind it.

[gates]

I wear mine behind but thats where they just seem to end up when I adjust them pinky tight, not sure there's a right or wrong answer here.

[socialpro]

Depends on strap, bracelet, weight/size of watch etc - but typically behind wristbone.

[beshannon]

Yes there is a correct way, the way you want

[Heff]

I wear mine above the wrist bone. That's where it is most comfortable. I don't like my watch snug and it seems that's how you have to keep it to keep it behind the wrist bone.


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[BristolCavendish]

Watches (especially those with metal bracelets) often have a way of 'sliding' along the wrist regardless of individual preferences and/or fashion guidelines. You don't want the bracelet/strap so tight that it feels binding yet you also don't want the watch sliding up and down your arm (an exaggeration).

Physical (as well as desk activity) can alter the position at any time so why sweat it? As long as your clasp/buckle is set firmy in place, you're good to go.

[JP Chestnut]

It's a watch. Surely it can be worn in whatever way you prefer?

[Wesley Crusher]

I say wear it however you want, but I cringe when I see guys wearing watches so far down their wrist, it's practically on their hand. I wear my watch higher up so I am able to bend and flex my wrist all I want and the watch never gets in the way.

[rushca01]

Originally Posted by Wesley Crusher

I say wear it however you want, but I cringe when I see guys wearing watches so far down their wrist, it's practically on their hand. I wear my watch higher up so I am able to bend and flex my wrist all I want and the watch never gets in the way.

When My forearm muscle flexes (with the watch above my wrist) the bracelet gets so tight it cuts of circulation.

[AK797]

I wear mine behind the wrist bone, that way when I raise my palms the crown doesn't drive into the back of my hand.

[Runnin' Rebel]

I miss my Yacht-Master. That dial pre-2007 was the most stunning dial I've seen.

Just a bit difficult to read on the fly


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[locutus49]

OP your watch looks tight to me.

[173rdabn]

Some yahoo always telling you the correct way for this or that. If you like it, that's the correct way

[DJExplorer]

My wrist bone sits just underneath the top right lug.
But my 42mm ExpII wears differently to my Sub and again different to my Daytona.
Yours looks better over the wrist bone.
Behind it and it looks too far from the wrist.
After all, they are wristwatches, and not hand or arm watches

[swils8610]

I wear mine in front of my wrist bone slightly loose. I can slip my pinky between the clasp and my wrist.


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[JP Chestnut]

Originally Posted by rushca01

When My forearm muscle flexes (with the watch above my wrist) the bracelet gets so tight it cuts of circulation.

Mine too. Plus, my forearm tapers so aggressively to my wrist that there's no spot above the wrist bone that's flat enough for a watch.

[Ginseng]

I think it's laudable to ask and learn about the many different ways that people wear their watches. In the end, these experiences will give you things to try. The end result being a fitment that works for you and the way your body reacts to the watch in under various conditions.

Here's my approach:

1. Aim for a fitment that bugs you least, rather than feels the best. The reason is that if a watch feels good, you'll generally ignore it because it's comfortable. However, if there's one location/arrangement that induces discomfort, it will bug you, and bug you, until you feel like ripping the watch right off.
2. Aim for a good fit on a part of the wrist region that feels the best when your arm is warmed up, is dewey from respiration/persperation on the skin and accept that when "cold" it may be on the loose side.
3. Choose a tightness level that takes into account the structure of your wrist region. If bony, like mine, you'll have less padding above the wrist bones and I tolerate a tight fit worse than a slightly loose fit. Also, "fully on wristbone" is completely not an option for me because of pressure-point discomfort.
4. Take into account the hairiness of your wrist. I am generally a hairless/babyfuzz guy and watchbacks tend to stick to my skin. That means I can count on the watch to "stick" in place without sliding once its warmed up (meaning a bit looser is preferable to a bit tighter. If you're hairy, it'll be more likely to slide as well as pinch hairs.

So, these considerations mean that for me, "cold" watches, when I first put them on, tend to slide forward of my wristbone partially onto the lower (proximal) part of my hand. Once the watch has warmed up, it sits and stays just behind the wrist bone to partially onto the proximal parts of the wrist bone.

Now, the nice thing with a Glidelock or the Tudor microadjust system is that you can tweak on the fly without needing a springbar tool. This just means greater flexibility in avoiding the "irritation" threshold.

[greggsiam]

I think most will be slightly loose and travel a bit up or down. When my hand is down, I prefer it in front of the wrist as that compliments my shirt. Most other times on the wrist bone itself (I have small wrists, so no matter). Behind the wrist bone seems back too far and I usually move it.

[arcadelt]

I think what people are referring to as the "wrist bone" is the "ulnar styloid process", which is actually a bump at the end of one of the bones (the ulna) in the forearm.

How you wear your watch is entirely up to you, but for those of us where this styloid process is quite prominent, we either have wear it well behind on what would rightly be considered our forearm or well forward on the wrist. Personally, I find wearing it lower, at best annoying, and at worst painful. The styloid process is where the ligaments link to the "real" wrist bones, or carpals, and I find wearing my watch there hurts because it is interfering with the operation of my wrist. That said, I like to have my watches straps and bracelets pretty tight and not hang loose like you might a jewellery bracelet. For me, a jewellery bracelet is OK to wear that way because it is generally thin and light, whereas a watch bracelet or strap is generally wider and has the added asymmetric weight of the watch head acting on it.

Like many, I find it odd when people do things differently to how I do it, but whatever works for you is fine, as long as you are not putting up with pain or damage for the sake of fashion.

[Rocco21]

However you please.i like it behind the wrist bone and snug.

[faldoc]

I tend to wear my SubC loose, above (proximal) to the ulnar process. It can slide down towards the hand if things cools down.

I don't like it tight or sticking to my skin.

Whatever suits you.

[HogwldFLTR]

On the loose side so it can travel some on the wrist.

[GradyPhilpott]

Originally Posted by hogwldfltr

on the loose side so it can travel some on the wrist.

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