Unless you are wearing some monstrosity you call a wrist watch (250gr or more) way too tight, I don't think it should be an issue. You say you work out, so I am assuming you are a fit person, so...

The only pain I feel related to watches is how prices impact my bank account ;-)

 

More than likely you're missing some "harden up" in your diet.

Take the watch off while you're sleeping and grow a pair.

 

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You should talk to your doctor about this.

I'm not a medical professional, but that doesn't sound like something caused by a reasonable watch worn in a reasonable fashion.

 

you dont wear one of these, by any chance?

 

you dont wear one of these, by any chance?

rofl. that is awesome.

I've been having this issue wearing my Tag Formula one bracelet and my casio pathfinder 2000. I like to wear my watches looser so it can slide about an inch or two, definitely not tight. The pain isn't bad enough for me to go see a doctor and it was occasional. I was just wondering if anyone knows what this could be. I could have carpal tunnel on my wrist? Are watches bad for capal tunnel?

 

WatchTan, what watch do you wear?
Does the pain shoot up the outside of your arm (pinkie side ) or the inside (thumb side)?

 

Yes, I've had a watch give me wrist pain. My Hamilton Sunset's thick, heavy strap gave me phantom wrist pain from time to time. I changed the strap and haven't had it since. Pay attention to which watch you're wearing when your wrist hurts. Also, I've never needed to know the time while asleep, so take your watch off and put it on your bedside table.

 

Doubt it unless the watch is not fitted properly or is simply too big. However, take it off for a couple of weeks and see if the pain goes away. If so you found the cause. Why are you wearing it 24/7 for weeks on end???

 

However, take it off for a couple of weeks...

BLASPHEMY!!!

:-d

 

I get some discomfort every once in a while from wearing my SMP GMT with bracelet. Either your watch is TOO tight or large for your wrist that it may be hitting some pressure point(s) on your arm. Try wearing the watch on your other wrist or wear a smaller watch to see if the pain goes away. Also, if your watch is on a bracelet, you may want to change it onto a leather or nato strap.

 

Many years go, I wore my (Omega f300 on Omega mesh) watch too tight,and got a numb/burning sensation on the little finger and the big muscle close to it.
It disappeared when I adjuste the bracelet one notch.

I do not think you can get the symptoms you are having from a watch.
But I think you should look into the height of the pillow.

 

Anyone else get pain from wearing their wristwatch too long?

Not in a long time, although I recall watches being somewhat uncomfortable many years ago. The bracelets were always just a bit too short for me and I ended up wearing the watches very tight around my wrists. I perhaps still wear my watches a bit tighter than some as that's how it's always been for me, but with larger watches I now own the bracelets and straps are a bit longer so I'm rarely on the last hole or adjustment.

Try to loosen your watch by one hole or adjustment position. It doesn't need to flop around your wrist, but it shouldn't turn your hands blue either ;-) I suppose you also could have some pains if the watch is too loose and easily rotates around your wrist.

 

I wear one 24/7. I switch around a lot. I also wear one to bed. Its on a bracelet, and has tritium tubes. I wear it to bed because it is the only thing I can see when I wake up, and when I wake up I want to know if I have 5 more minutes to sleep or 55. It works for me. No pain, though.

 

If the pain is coming and going, but you're wearing the watch 24/7, I would look into other activities you're performing that could be causing this pain. I'm a Graphic Designer professionally, so I feel you on the carpel tunnel front. If that is indeed what you've got, of course.

 

Reminds me of the old vaudeville joke:
Doctor, it hurts when I do that.
Don't do that.

 

"A": " Why do you hitting your head against the wall?

"B": " It feels so nice when I stop!"

 

It is not unknown for a watch to cause some discomfort or pain in some cases, normally caused by things like wearing a watch too tight, a watch being too heavy and large on your wrist (which will fatigue certain muscles) or a certain watch shape/size putting pressure on certain points of your wrist and causing pain.

If the pain is occasional, I would look at when exactly it is occurring - is it normally after a certain activity, a certain point in the day or another noticeable trigger? If so look to sorting those out. For example it could be you get the pains after sitting at a computer for a lengthy time, in which case I would look to things like taking off your watch while typing, or looking into more ergonomic keyboard setups. If it normally happens after playing tennis, take the watch off while you play (or wear another lighter watch) and so on...

If it truly is random, then I would probably look to things like trying a different watch for a while (different shape/size/weight) or a different strap, or even just loosening off the strap a notch.

I know with one of my watches if I tighten the strap to where I normally would, it ends up as being too tight, and the weight and restriction of it noticeably fatigues my wrist. Loosen the band a notch and it is fine.

Most importantly though, if you continue having trouble, instead of taking advice from relative strangers (most importantly, not medically trained...) off the internet, speak to your doctor and see what he says on the matter.

 

If the pain is shooting *up* your arm to your elbow, I'd say the problem is higher up on your arm. Now, it could have been aggravated by wearing a heavy watch, but it won't be a wrist injury that causes pain to shoot up the arm (think about the direction signals travels up nerves to reach your brain - pain locates to a particular region, it doesn't propagate outwards unless there is a higher up lesion).

 

You have only two major nerves crossing the wrist, into an anatomical space called the anatomical snuffbox from the wrist into your hand. If you are experiencing wrist that goes from the wrist--->elbow--> shoulder, this phenomenon is called 'referred pain'.

Your feeling is correct: you need to give your wrist a break, otherwise you are going to induce RSI or similar stress related injuries. Whether it is due to nerve compression (from the strap and weight of the watch case pressing against the surface of the tissues, which in turn compress the nerve), or an underlying compression syndrome is hard to say from the internet. But generally, you get great value for the $0.00 for internet advice lol.

Go see a doctor, or do a family tree and work out if anyone else has experienced carpal tunnel syndrome or had a history of nerve compressions. Otherwise, your lifestyle is probably not as fit and healthy as you may be lnclined to think. Working out in the gym, does not make you fit unless it fits into the rest of your lifestyle.

Good luck with that, and try a new Stowa pocketwatch! Problem resolved.

 

I wear my watches 24/7 with no pain. Maybe you should consult a doctor about it.

 

5 years ago I got into watches and have gone through several models wearing one at least 8 hours a day. For the last 2 years I have been wearing the Seiko Perpetual. For the last two years pain has developed in my wrist, fingers and arm. It was assumed it was carpal tunnel syndrome and I have been through extensive tests, emg, xrays, mri and so on to find the cause of the pain. It is very severe, a burning prickling numbness in the wrist, four fingers and up the back of the hand all the way up to the elbow and back of forearm tendon.

Recently I took my watch off and out of desperation put on a Balance Bracelet. I mean why not, I have tried everything and the pain will not go away. A week later the pain is literally almost totally gone. At first I thought it was the bracelet but now I think the watch was causing the pain. I think the high frequency vibration of the gyro in the watch that charges the capacitor, or maybe the quartz crystal that times the watch has caused chronic vibration damage and irritated the tendons and nerves and bones of my arm.

Having it off for a week has allowed the arm to calm down. I will take off the Balance Bracelet for the next week and see of the relief continues. I am pretty sure the watch is causing the pain and taking it off made it go away. I will post back in a week.

 

Happened to me with only one watch. A Victorinox Air Boss model that had a case that was cut asymmetrically. This caused one portion of the case to pinch a nerve in my wrist. If worn longer than two hours, it literally cut off circulation to my wrist. Finally took it back after one 8-hour work shift when I took it off, and noticed that my left hand looked as though it belonged on a corpse on a morgue room table.

 

Yup, me too. Some watches are very hard on the wrist, my Omega PO XL was hard on my wrist. It didn't fit right on my wrist, take a link out and it's too tight. Put one in and it's too loose which is the way mine fit and it has no micro adjustments. I also have a neuropathy which can be very painful, there are times I have to take my watch off because of this..

 

A watch can limit the blood to my hand when sleeping, that's why I take it off before bed. Just because you like watches doesn't mean you have to wear them 24/7.

 

Other than occasional bracelet pinches/hair pulls no, I've never really had a watch hurt me. That said, I'd never wear a watch sleeping, or at the gym.

 

It's either...

(a) Watch is too heavy.
Last summer on holiday I wore my G-Shock during the day (it weighs about 60g), one evening I switched to a s/steel watch on a bracelet (weighs about 130g) to look a bit smarter.
After an hour I had to take it off as it was far too heavy.
This was very strange as I wore it most days to work, but giving it a break and then coming back to it made me realise just how heavy it was... I sold it and bought a Titanium watch instead.

(b) Strap is not fitting properly.
It may be too tight, too loose.
It may be ok normally, but not have enough "give" if your wrists swell a bit (and they will) during the day... bracelets can be a nightmare to size because of this.
If is a leather strap it could be the strap is too "straight" and not yet moulded to your wrist.

 

If the pain continues, why not take the watch off/problem solved, and send the watch to me?

 

Happened with one watch I owned. The pain was on the pinky side just behind the bone that pokes out by the wrist joint (the end of the ulna bone). The pain would subside after taking the watch off. That wasn't really an option since I always wear a watch so I ended up doing a little acupressure on myself. I could feel a tendon there and figured it was irritated.

Problem solved.

For me I think it boiled down to the case shape and way it sat on my wrist. It never happened before or again. I equated it to a new pair shoes that needed a little breaking in ;-)