Wearing A Watch - Left Wrist Or Right Wrist

[N!ck]

I've just been doing some Googleing. You used to have to wind watches up, it was easiest to use your more dominant hand to do this therefore you wore it on the opposite wrist to your dominant one.

Edit: This point is incorrect. Another answer is the ring finger is on the right hand, so people wear their watch on the left to balance the jewellery out.

An answer similar to mine which someone posted somewhere else is: "If you are right handed, it is easier to work with your right hand. The hand you wear it on doesn't do any work putting the watch on. It's not hard to see that people use their dominant hand (usually right) to put their watch on (put it on their non-dominant hand)."


Maybe we're analysing this to much :S.

[Wayne]

I thought the ring finger was on the left?

[Browney]

Ive got scars on my left wrist so a watch conviniently hides 'em. :eusa_danc

[Moh]

I've just been doing some Googleing. You used to have to wind watches up, it was easiest to use your more dominant hand to do this therefore you wore it on the opposite wrist to your dominant one.

Another answer is the ring finger is on the right hand, so people wear their watch on the left to balance the jewellery out.

An answer similar to mine which someone posted somewhere else is: "If you are right handed, it is easier to work with your right hand. The hand you wear it on doesn't do any work putting the watch on. It's not hard to see that people use their dominant hand (usually right) to put their watch on (put it on their non-dominant hand)."

Alot of women also wear bracelets on there left hand, which could be to also balance the jewellery out?

[N!ck]

I thought the ring finger was on the left?

That's a good point lol. I was only interpreting something else i read.

[Wayne]

That's a good point lol. I was only interpreting something else i read.

Yeah, I'm not criticizing you, just saying. Your research does make sense though.

[MissAlice]

I've just been doing some Googleing. You used to have to wind watches up, it was easiest to use your more dominant hand to do this therefore you wore it on the opposite wrist to your dominant one.

I think that's very true. Imagine being right handed and trying to use the winder with your left hand whilst your watch is your on right hand wrist, not an easy task. The winder I believe was always on the right. Therefore I do think the watch is probably worn by most on the opposite wrist to the more dominant one.

I'm right handed, always wear my watch on my left wrist.

Rings? Wedding, engagement rings are always worn on the left hand! It's traditional.

[camera]

Left
i dont use it on right hand because i dont want it to get in my way.
anyways i dont like wearing watches coz it hurts my wrist. all watches r too loose for me

[Geraint]

I wear mine on my right hand and I'm right handed. Doesn't get in my way.

[Jordy]

I've always worn watches on my Left Wrist, I wouldn't quite say it's a phobia but it does annoy me when men wear watches on their right wrist.