How & where do you wear your watch?

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Sluggo

·Feb 5, 2023

Piggybacking directly off of what watch you're wearing, 1. How do you wear your watch? Loose? Tight? And 2. Where do you wear your watch? Above or below the wrist (ulnar?) bone? I had this discussion with my watch repair man. We disagreed.

Hence, the half-assed social science 'study'? To me, it's completely subjective & personal preference. My repair guy took this much more seriously. For him it was about the correct location for sizing. Caveat: If I get the results I'm hoping for? Yes, I'll be taunting him with it.

 

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Sluggo

·Feb 5, 2023

SHOOT, forgot one thing already!

Bracelet or strap?

 

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RclaroR

·Feb 5, 2023

Hi,

I wear my PO above wrist bone, tight enough so it is not moving around but still can put my pinky finger in. I have it with bracelet

 

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MRC

·Feb 5, 2023

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SHOOT, forgot one thing already!

Bracelet or strap?

OK, first questions first. Moderately snug, above the ulnar.

Some of my watches have a dedicated bracelet, some have a variety of straps that will fit when I feel like a change, and others will swap between bracelet and strap depending on mood.

And for the other other thing you forgot....

NATOs: yay or nay? I like them but only plain colour, not Bond-style "wegimental colours".

 

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kohster

·Feb 5, 2023

above the wrist bone, loose enough to move but snug enough to generally stay in the same spot. I don't think I've ever swapped out a strap/bracelet, so whatever the given watch came with.

 

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Duracuir1

·Feb 5, 2023·Never Used A Kodak

Mostly bracelets. I like it fairly relaxed, so it moves above and below the wrist bone. Preferred location is between the wrist bone and my hand. Is that above or below the wrist bone?

I had to tighten the bracelet on my flightmaster. The GMT hand was moving too fast. The reason? The GMT crown, located roughly around the “ten” was rubbing on my wrist bone. Since making the adjustment, it is performing as it should.

The crown here was rubbing on my wrist bone until I adjusted my bracelet.

Bony wrist.

Now it is perfect.

Welcome to OF Sluggo…

Get yourself an avatar.

 

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watchthinker

·Feb 5, 2023

I like an adjustable bracelet - because I tend to wear my watches pretty loose, so they slide above and below the wrist bone. BUT, in some situations, that's annoying, so I size my bracelets tightest setting to adjust for a pretty snuggish fit.

Edited: Feb 5, 2023

 

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SkunkPrince

·Feb 5, 2023

Mostly bracelets, once in a long while a strap. Snug but not tight, always above the wrist-bones.

 

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Tuna Cowboy

·Feb 5, 2023

I wear my watches just below and moderately snug. I wear both bracelets and straps regularly.

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Feb 5, 2023

Above and snug enough to not move around much.

 

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DoctorEvil

·Feb 6, 2023

Prefer bracelets. Snug fitting just above my ulnar prominence, with no movement. 2mm gap between my wrist and bracelet when the bracelet is sitting below my ulnar prominence with my arms hanging down. Hope this helps your research 👍

Edit: spelling correction.

Edited: Feb 6, 2023

 

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Geezer

·Feb 6, 2023

I wear my watches the correct way, above the ulna. 😝

 

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DoctorEvil

·Feb 6, 2023

Geezer

I wear my watches the correct way, above the ulna. 😝

But then the watch is actually on your forearm, not your wrist 😉

 

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Geezer

·Feb 6, 2023

Forearmwatch it is then. 👍

DoctorEvil

But then the watch is actually on your forearm, not your wrist 😉

 

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bonzodog

·Feb 6, 2023

Just above the wrist bone,loose enough for blood to flow😀

 

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Gav1967

·Feb 6, 2023

I don't have a prominent ulnar bone so wear my watch on the bone itself. Mainly bracelet but occasional strap. Loose-ish but not so loose it jangles and I can't rotate 360 degrees around my wrist

 

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Spruce

·Feb 6, 2023·Sunburst dial fan

I wear it snug above the wrist bone.

When I first bought an automatic I wore it loose and wondered why it didn’t charge.

 

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Vitezi

·Feb 6, 2023

This thread from 2015 answers all 😀
https://omegaforums.net/threads/the-mark-of-a-real-freak-edit-of-title.31189/

 

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janice&fred

·Feb 6, 2023

Gav1967

wear my watch on the bone

He said bone 😁

 

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p4ul

·Feb 6, 2023

janice&fred

He said bone 😁

Immature, childish humour.


More, please.👍


@Gav1967 100% correct, ignore the fools.