I was always told that you should be able to get your little finger between the strap and your wrist for the perfect fit.


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I was always told that you should be able to get your little finger between the strap and your wrist for the perfect fit.

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This is what I have heard too.

Personally I like it loose enough that the watch can go above and below the wrist bone with ease but is tight enough that it cannot spin all the way around the wrist.

From the last time this was discussed (with poll) it seems most members prefer theirs tight!

 

I have a bony wrist and it depends on the watch and the strap as to how I wear the watch.
Rubber or Nato style - above the bone and tight that it doesn't spin
Larger or heavier case on bracelet - loose enough to fit a pinky in between but not fall below the bone to my hand
Smaller or lighter case on bracelet - about the same but a little looser so it can fall below the bone, but never spin
Leather bands - depends but usually looser than rubber

 

I wear my watches above the wrist bone. To me watches feel too heavy and uncomfortable when worn too loose.

 

This method works for me but only because the hair on my arms is as fine as on a baby's butt. Meaning, I'm effective skin on steel.
I adjust it so that when my wrist is cool and dry, it can slide down over the wrist bone slightly. When my skin has warmed up, the watch stays put on my wrist without my feeling any obvious constriction.
I'm pretty sensitive to pressure on my wrist so this would be classified as loose, but not so a finger can fit under the bracelet.
Whenever possible, I buy watches or bracelets with tool-less adjustment, like a diver's ratchet clasp.

 

Probably a combination of personal preference and anatomical variations of wrists. Although my wrist measures 7" over prominent wrist bones, I have a rather flat wrist and wear my watches proximal to by wrist bones in a concavity that measures 6.5" and in reality actually wear my watches on my left arm.

 

I'm a bit more unorthodox, but I been doing this since childhood so anything else feels off:

• Wear closer to hand (I believe that's "below wrist bone")
• Prefer tighter fit
• Wear ambidextrous (left or right wrist)

I will say it's funny that promotional materials for watches (ex. Bond and his new Bond Seamaster) feature people that wear watches closer to their hand ("below wrist bone").

I feel it's for two reasons:

1. Sometimes when worn loose, the watch will fall closer to the hand and that's just gravity
2. Closer to the hand pulls the watch out of the cuff so it's easier to photograph/feature more prominently in ad material

 

I do like to waer mine loose not enough to spin around the wrist though

 

I try to get it so I can squeeze a finger slightly underneath it. If you wear it too tight you can cause the spring bars to fail over time.


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For me it depends on the watch and the strap/bracelet. As a general rule I like my watches to be snug enough to stay above the end of my ulna without being too tight, but I'm flexible.

My Turtle on its silicone strap is so comfortable completely snug that that's how I wear it; my Monster on its bracelet is uncomfortable if it's tight enough to stay in place, so I wear it loose enough to slip past my ulna but not so loose as to spin freely. My G-Shocks are so large that they won't fit without gaps, but so light that they tend to stay in place pretty well nonetheless; my middle ground for them seems to be "usually stays above the bump, but sometimes slips past it."

 

I don’t think I wear my watches particularly tight, but I do always strap them high enough that the wrist has full range of motion without the crown digging into my hand.


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I don't think I wear my watches particularly tight, but I do always strap them high enough that the wrist has full range of motion without the crown digging into my hand.

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If there is one thing that makes a watch unwearable to me then its crown dig.

Crown dig for me is more about the size,shape and weight of the watch rather than how tight or where I strap them.

ie they need to be as loose as previously posted and still not give me crown dig !

 

I'm at slightly loose but won't flip around and I have a flat wrist top.

 

I'm def an above the wrist knuckle/bone kinda guy. Prevents the crown digging into the hand when flexed. I also think it looks a bit more balanced on the arm than when a watch is loose enough that it is slipping down almost onto the top of the hand.

Not sure if it's just me, but I sometimes find the wrist shots where the watch crown/caseband is right up close against the top of the back of the hand to look a bit unbalanced and squashed.

Each to their own though - whatever feels most comfortable is a good place to start. I find I become too conscious of the watch if I wear it loose enough to slip over the wrist bone and toward the back of the hand.

 

I wear my watches fairly tight and above the wrist knuckle/bone, this way it feels as if I'm not wearing anything. If it's flopping around all the time it gets annoying.

 

I go as tight as possible without causing pain over the course of the day. Above the wrist bone. I check it by spreading out my hand, which flexes the wrist. If I do that and it’s strangling the wrist it’s too tight, but slightly too tight with hand open/flexed is how I like it.
If i am swapping straps out, a strap that allows a perfect comfortable fit (sort of a dice roll with lug to lug combined with the hole spacing or bracelet fit) is just as important as how it looks to me.

 

I wear it whatever way is comfortable for me. Others wear it whatever way is comfortable for them.

Funny old world!

 

For me I wear it where I find it the most comfortable. Never had the need to seek out other people's opinions on how I should wear my watch, or what kind of watch I should wear, or if I should buy, or sell, or trade this watch or that. Needing herd approval means it's not a hobby for a person, just a comfortable place to stand and be like everybody else. Moo 🐄

 

Wear the watch above the ulna bone. Probably a little tighter than most as I don't like it falling to the outside of the wrist as I walk.

 

The heavier the watch the tighter to keep it above the bone. If I am wearing a bracelet and it is blow my wrist if I have to flex my hand it hurts. Much more than being a little tighter and keeping it

 

"Whatever works" is the official standard orthodox pronouncement ruling by the Horological Society of Timekeepers in Geneva.

 

Above the wrist bone for definite, and tight enough to stay put but not tight enough to cut into my arm.

Glidelock adjustment is a real boon in summer the summer time.

 

I've never experienced crown dig. I assume that it requires the following trifecta: a very large watch (relative to wrist size), worn very tightly (or it would move rather than dig), and worn below the bone (against the back of the hand). Wouldn't crown dig go away if any one of these factors were eliminated?

 

I've experienced crown dig with a few watches - enough to flip them.

In my experience the main reasons were 1. a relatively heavy watch 2. worn loose (as I like it) 3. perhaps a sharp milled and low set protruding crown.

The two main culprits below were both ~ 41mm and I have a 7.25 inch wrist

The weight of the watches meant that they had a greater propensity to slide down and the crown would occasionally dig into the back of my hand. They were also heavy enough that they would not move back easily when I flexed my hand. Add in a sharp protruding crown and you are in crown dig territory.

I have read that some people put up with crown dig as part of wearing a watch that they really like but for me its not an option and comfort is king.

If you check my signature - all of my current collection are very comfortable watches with no crown dig and they are all worn loosely.

The Oceanus, Turtle, Edifice and VSA are similarly sized to the Citizen and Oris pictured above but the weight and/or crown design means that I have no issues.

 

Tight and just above the wrist bone, whether it's on the left or the right. It drives me nuts to have it too loose, even if sometimes it feels too tight.

 

I wear mine both above and below the wrist bone. I have skinny wrists, so they often rotate and hang down from the wrist if the strap is too loose. I actually prefer the way it sits when I'm typing if it is below the wrist bone... it's on top of my hand.

 

Probably going against lost wearers, but I prefer leather, rubber, or textile straps tight and bracelets fairly tight, but almost always below the wristbone. It's the only thing that feels secure to me.

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I hate tight watches. It shouldn't be able to rotate off the flat top of my wrist, but I want the watch to be able to move around as I move.