Do You Wear Your Watch On Strong Side Wrist?

[BigN]

Since I'm right-handed and do many more things with my right than my left, the watch is much more comfortable on my left hand, doesn't get in the way. I write a lot during the day and I write with the letters leaning to the left, which means my right wrist is right on the desk so the watch would catch if on my right wrist.

 

[splithoof]

One way to identify what side is dominant on the vast majority of people is to look to see what arm they wear their watch on. Most right-handed folks wear the watch on the left, so very likely their gun will be carried somewhere on their right. This can be a very good indicator of who is "CCW", but not absolute, but is is still a good starting point when looking for a hidden weapon. In addition, most ankle carry is best suited on the inside weak leg. As for your watch becoming snagged, I don't think that is very likely.

 

[leadaddict]

A watch? I have three electronic devices within reach at any given time during the day, each of which has the time. I haven't worn a watch in 10 years. (and I'm only 28)

 

[mustang_steve]

I wear my watch on my writing hand...left.

Being a lefty, I learned to do many things with my right hand just because so many things in this world are not made for lefties. That said, my right hand is actually my "strong hand"...and my "weak hand" is remarkably similar in performance (but not comfort).

 

[PlusP]

I gave up wearing a watch a since I always carry a cell phone

 

[Grousefeather]

watch hand

Well, I am a lefty and wear mine on the right hand. I learned the hard way years ago. A slipped wrench or such can result in a cracked crystal.

 

[Bonesinium]

As the saying goes:

Left is right, right is (insert word here).....

 

[Shawn Dodson]

I'm right handed. When I wore a wristwatch I wore it on my right wrist. It just felt wierd and foreign whenever I tried to wear it on my left wrist.

I never encountered any problems, that I can remember, with wearing my wristwatch on my strong side wrist. I've CCW'd continuously since 1984, patrolled as an LEO, and served in the combat arms.

Currently I cannot wear a wristwatch without my skin breaking out. I now wear a Dakota clip watch attached to the belt loop of my trousers at about 11 o'clock.

 

[Geronimo45]

I think I would die laughing if a BG demanded my cheap quartz watch. Right-handed, watch on left wrist.

Currently I cannot wear a wristwatch without my skin breaking out. I now wear a Dakota clip watch attached to the belt loop of my trousers at about 11 o'clock.

Yep. I have the same issue - nickel allergy.
Buy one of these:
http://www.gnomonwatches.com/Product-view.asp?id=24
(PVD coats the bars, no nickel touches the skin)
And a watch made of titanium. It's worked great for me.

 

[Rail Driver]

Since I started carrying a cell phone I've fallen out of wearing a watch (though I should considering how often I let my phone die.) When I do wear one, it's on my weak side wrist with the face on the inside of my wrist because I tend to break the face on my watch if it's on the top of the wrist, like you usually see.

 

[ForumSurfer]

I've never liked wearing a watch...or a necklace, or rings or anything else. Call me old fashioned and simple. I was in a friend's wedding during the dot-com boom and he bought all of the groomsmen a Rolex (Submariner). I wore it at the wedding as a request, took it off after the ceremony was over, and it has sat in the box ever since. I just don't like wearing watches, particularly something like a Rolex that is perceived as a status symbol.

If I absolutely had to wear one, I'd pick up a cheap Fossil or something. I'd sell the Rolex and buy another safe and some items to fill it, but it has some sentimental value.

But yeah, the watch always goes on the left wrist. That's some old fashioned gentleman's rule my grandpa informed me of.

 

[Comedian]

While I own a watch I only wear it when I know that I won't have access to my cell. I don't think I've worn it since I graduated from the police academy, just more bulk that I don't need. When I do sport a watch it goes on my weak side hand, with the face sitting on the bottom of my wrist. The reason being that when I practiced shooting with a flashlight the watch face made it extremely uncomfortable to shoot using the harries technique.

 

[sm]

Post number 19 is GREAT!

I have not worn a watch, in a long time, when I did, being right handed, I wore it on my left wrist.

But, I was trained to carry and to shoot left handed as well.
Why?

1. Bad guy may have been watching me (writing a check, whatever) and found out, my strong hand was my right. So in the hopes of taking me down, and focusing on my right hand, my weak hand gave me an element of surprise.

2. It is not uncommon, for folks to focus on "gun" in a serious situation, whereby the gun, and/or gun is hit in a gunfight. So it pays to know weak hand drills, transition drills, or to even have a second gun, weak side, and know how to shoot it, weak handed.

How raised, what you do...

 

[farson135]

Personally since I tend to work with my hands alot I just wear a carabiner watch. That keeps both hands free and most people don't even see it so I am less of a target to a mugger. The only problem is when I sit down and check my watch some people give me strange looks when I tell them the time.

 

[sixgunner455]

The place I work, I can't carry my phone for at least part of every day, but I do need to tell the time.

Additionally, the phone battery lasts a couple of days, if I use it much, up to a week if I don't.

The watch battery lasts for years and years.

My wife gave me a Citizen for our tenth anniversary, years back. I've not worn another watch since. Timex and others seem too cheezy, take damage too easily. This thing is so much more rugged, and looks better, too.

Left hand watch, where it belongs.

 

[errolvan]

Sgt Errolvan

I have always worn my watch on my left hand because I write with my right hand. I shot m16 in the Army with my left hand and I shot pistol with my right hand. I never thought about that thanks for bringing it up!

 

[AJumbo]

I'm a right-handed carpenter, and wear my watch on my left wrist. Using a hammer is just the kind of violent, percussive activity that eats watches for lunch. That being said, I don't regularly wear a watch but I have never had mine cause me to fumble a mag change.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

I stopped wearing my watch when I became an electrician 17 years ago. Now that I'm retired, I started wearing it again just a few weeks ago. It's nice again. And besides, I can see the hands without glasses, something my phone proves to be too difficult. Left wrist, no problem.

 

[Cards81fan]

Left (weak) wrist, no issues.

Though it likely helps I wear a normal sized watch (usually a Casio quartz or a Swiss Army field watch), not one of the gaudy rapper style, or massive black-ops style with a huge dial.

 

[doc.lonestar]

As other mentioned - righty wear lefty and visa-versa - old school way I was taught back when I was a kid and it carrried thru my sailor days (many many many moons ago) thru today.

I agree to go lean on strong side and to be aware of what that means - anything that may hinder my draw is removed. The only thing in my strongside pocket is lint lol