Wearing a watch correctly will help you easily match it with appropriate attire as well as present a professional image to others.
When planning to purchase a new watch, we usually research a lot of information and consider various factors such as brand, style, strap material, price… Among these, most of us focus on 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 unsure about this, the following information will help you.
What Makes a Watch the Right Fit?
To determine if a certain watch size fits your wrist, we can assess it by observing signs when worn. If the skin shows indentations, it indicates that the watch is too tight, whereas if there is a gap where you can slide a finger into the band, the watch is too loose.
A watch that is too tight will leave marks on the skin
A properly fitted watch is one that stays in place with just enough looseness to provide comfort for the wrist. If you find that your watch band is too loose or too tight when worn, you can take it to a watch store to have it resized if it is a metal band, or have extra holes added if it is a leather strap. And if you are not satisfied with the current strap design, you can always change to a new one. SAIGIO offers many collections of genuine leather watch straps in various types and sizes for both men and women; check out the straps here.
Classic leather watch band collection at SAIGIO
The ideal position to wear a watch is with the band fitting snugly right next to the radius (near the protruding bone on the wrist). Wearing it too high or too low might cause discomfort. However, it’s not easy to determine the proper band size for your wrist without trying it on in person. Therefore, you should contact professional watch band stores for advice before deciding to purchase a new watch or strap.
The optimal position for wearing a watch is just below the radius
Should You Wear Your Watch on the Left or Right Wrist?
Typically, we wear our watches on the wrist opposite to our dominant hand. And since most of us are right-handed, watches are worn on the left wrist. For this reason, watch manufacturers design the shape, wearing style, time display, and adjustments to suit a left-hand orientation. This is why the crown is usually designed on the right side of the watch face. However, this does not mean that left-handed people cannot wear a watch, as there are timepieces designed to suit their wrist.
The crown is typically placed on the right side of the watch face
Should You Wear Your Watch Under or Over Your Shirt Cuff?
When you stand with your arms down, your arm lies along your body and usually the shirt cuff covers the watch. However, when you roll up your sleeves or move your arm during normal activities, the watch is no longer hidden. Since our arms are more active than when standing still with arms down, you should avoid wearing the watch over the shirt cuff. This can easily cause entanglement and detract from the overall look of your outfit.
You should not wear a watch over the shirt cuff
When Should You Wear a Watch?
It would be a mistake to set strict rules on when to wear a watch because we might need to check the time at any moment of the day. Moreover, watches have long been an important fashion accessory for many people. Therefore, you can wear a watch whenever you like, but you should pay attention to the style of the watch to ensure it matches your outfit or the event you are attending. A watch for a party or event will have a different style than one for a casual stroll or sport.
Choose a watch that complements your outfit when going out
The above are not strict rules for how to wear a watch. However, the information provided offers some essential pointers for those who are considering or are new to wearing watches.
