Inside the wrist
Howard of you wear any of your watches inside the wrist (or upside down)?
My Father-in-Law wears his like this, I happen to turn my automatics to the inside when doing workouts with my resistance bands just to protect the face against the handles and also wind them.
Any other observations from the Crunch community?
20 comments
Sort by
Mike
Investment Advisor, cyclist, diver, knife lover too!
Texas
Member since
Last active: 5 hrs ago
My father in law does this too. Because he's quite active / outdoorsy.
It seems to be an "old fashioned" trend that is dieing out. I suspect it started as a way to protect scratch prone crystals, and as the crystals got better the habit was already formed.
My father in law does this too. Because he's quite active / outdoorsy.
Interesting that your Father-in-Law does this as well. Mine is 92 and does not do anything at all any more, hardly can get out of his recliner. I guess it is just a peculiarity.
Just tried putting on my watch inwards for the first time...felt like a new born deer trying to walk.
From my extensive Call of Duty (COD) Modern Warfare gameplay on the Xbox, my understanding is that a lot of military personnel wear their watches inside the wrist to reduce glare.
During my COD heyday, I started to do it too. And then came to my senses, realizing that I was being a complete tool. Like, I may as well have been walking around in cosplay!
It can also be more practical e.g. if you're a pilot...
https://youtu.be/K7h1DdPXAZE
I tried this because it made sense to me, and found it physically painful, but I have a genetic disease that makes my collarbone dislocate if I do stuff like this, so I’m not the average bear.
I know soldiers did to reduce glare and to not give away their positions.
I’ve seen it throughout the years in 80’s tv show glory. It always seemed impractical and was under the impression guys wanted to be different. I don’t hate it though. If it feels right, do it.
In all, there’s probably a perfect reason for this.
It makes sense
It is not comfortable to do these days, because back when these points were relevant, the watch would have been 28-34mm with a leather strap. No way to do it comfortably now with a full steel diver.
There's a time and a place. In honour of John McClane in Die Hard With A Vengeance, I do this when combatting terrorists. When I'm working a white collar job that requires typing all day I find it tends to f*#k up my timepieces.
My father used to do this when working on something that could scratch the crystal. Expandable stretch bands made it easy to do and undo.
My father used to do this when working on something that could scratch the crystal. Expandable stretch bands made it easy to do and undo.
Ah, the old Spiedel Twist-o-Flex bands! (or something equivalent).
I've worn my watches "military style" in the past. It's been a while though. The watch that I wear most often these days is almost 16mm thick and 44mm in diameter. Wearing a watch with those dimensions inside the wrist just feels too awkward to me.
From my extensive Call of Duty (COD) Modern Warfare gameplay on the Xbox, my understanding is that a lot of military personnel wear their watches inside the wrist to reduce glare.
During my COD heyday, I started to do it too. And then came to my senses, realizing that I was being a complete tool. Like, I may as well have been walking around in cosplay!
Please tell me you wore your sunglasses on the back of your head/neck at the same time too!
I had a luminox (first watch actually) and that’s how I wore it. It was an extremely light watch so it was comfortable to wear this way.
My wife doesn't often wear a watch, but when she does she wears it on the inside.
I wear mine on my right so neither of us is doing it properly.
This was common for cyclists to do in ancient times. It made it easier to read the time while on drop handlebars. See “Breaking Away” as a scientific reference.
Commando style. My grandpa wore em' like that. So the enemy doesn't spot the glare in the sun. Just like TC on Magnum PI.
Tried it once, found within an hour or so that I was going to bash the watch more, not less, never did it again.
My dad (now 92) started wearing his watch that way in the Marine Corps in 1950 - it protects the crystal and you can look at the watch while holding a rifle (he'd time flash-to-bang to estimate enemy yardage?)... he later lost vision in his left eye and pretty much needs to wear it inside to keep from destroying his watches.