Wearing a watch correctly will help you easily pair it with the right outfit and also present a professional image to others.
When you plan to buy a new watch, you usually research a lot of information and consider many factors such as brand, style, strap material, price… Among these, most of us care about the price and style. However, one important factor that is often overlooked is wearing the watch correctly. If you have no idea or are still unclear about this, then the information below will help you.
What Makes a Watch a Good Fit?
To know whether a watch’s size is suitable for your wrist, you can assess it by the signs it leaves when worn. If the surface of your skin shows indentations, it indicates the watch is too tight, and if there is a gap that can fit a finger between the strap and your wrist, then the watch is too loose.
A watch that is too tight will leave marks on the skin
A well-fitted watch remains in place, with a bit of looseness to ensure comfort for the wrist. If you feel the watch strap is too loose or too tight when worn, you can take it to watch stores to adjust the size if it is a metal band or add extra holes if it is a leather strap. And if you’re not satisfied with the current strap model, you can always change it to a new one. SAIGIO offers many collections of genuine leather watch straps in various types, sizes, for both men and women, check out the strap models here.
Classic leather watch strap collection at SAIGIO
The most suitable position to wear a watch is with the strap fitting snugly next to the styloid process (near the wrist where the bone protrudes). If you wear it above or below this position, it may cause discomfort. However, it is not easy to determine the appropriate strap size for your wrist without trying it on directly. Therefore, please contact professional watch strap stores for advice before deciding to purchase a new watch or strap.
The best position to wear a watch is just below the styloid process
Should You Wear a Watch on Your Left or Right Hand?
Typically, we wear watches on the hand opposite to our dominant hand. And since most of us are right-handed, watches are usually worn on the left hand. For this reason, watch brands design their watches’ shapes, wearing style, time display and time-adjustment features to suit the left side. This is why the crown for adjusting the time is commonly placed on the right side of the watch face. But this does not mean that left-handed individuals cannot wear watches, as there are “timepieces” designed to suit their hand.
The crown is usually placed on the right side of the watch face
Should the Watch Be Worn Under or Over the Shirt Cuff?
When you stand naturally with your arm hanging by your side, your shirt cuff typically covers the watch. However, when you roll up your sleeve or move your arm during normal activities, the watch is no longer covered. Since most of the time our arms are active rather than remaining still, you should avoid wearing the watch over the shirt cuff. This can easily cause entanglement and detract from the aesthetics of your outfit.
Avoid wearing a watch over the shirt cuff
When Should You Wear a Watch?
It is a mistake to set strict rules about when a watch should be worn because we might need to check the time at any moment during the day. Moreover, watches have long been an important fashion accessory for many. Therefore, you can wear a watch whenever you like, but you should pay attention to the watch’s style to match your outfit or the event you are attending. A watch intended for a party or event will have a different style than when you are out for a stroll or playing sports.
Choose a watch that suits your outfit when going out
The above is not a strict rule for how to wear a watch. However, the information provided offers essential tips for those who are considering or new to wearing watches.
