Who is double-wristing? (+ My double-wristing journey)
I am curious. How many of you are double-wristing, meaning wearing a mechanical watch on one wrist and a smartwatch/fitness tracker on the other? And if so, how? (Inspired by @Munky1's post)
I always wear a Fitbit on my right wrist because I don't like carrying my phone all the time and I want to get notifications even when I am not holding the phone in my hand. Plus, the fitness tracking features make my training sessions more fun.
To me, it first came as sort of a compromise as I accidentally -- just like many of you folks -- fell in love with mechanical watches but didn't want to give up the convenience of wearing a smart device. So my Fitbit Charge 4 yielded its real estate to mechanical watches and moved to my right wrist. For the first few weeks, it was uncomfortable since my dominant hand is right. It was especially bothering when writing on paper or operating a mouse. But things got better when I started to wear the Fitbit with nylon bands that are thinner and, therefore, less annoying. Then, ever since I switched to Fitbit Luxe -- the smallest and slimmest offering from Fitbit -- I often even forget that I am even wearing it, and the mechanical watch and the Fitbit have been in a peaceful symbiosis.
To my fellow double-wristers, what are you double-wristing with? How did you come to even think about double-wristing? Please let me know that I am not alone!
(P.S. For those who want a perspective from an authority figure, Jack Forster wrote a fun piece about double-writing.)
Just dipping my toes into watches but going broke already
I sometimes double wrist with two mechanical watches, but never outside the house.
Not my taste..... i don't care to have two watches on. Not my thing. But we are all different and we celibate different tastes. Its all good, you be you.
Yup! Watch on my left, and have evolved from a Samsung fit band to a Fitbit and now actually an Apple Watch. The important things I want is data and interactive notifications, so I don’t use the Apple Watch to tell time. Weird? Probably. Has anybody ever said anything? Only my wife. 🤣 Not stopping anytime soon. If style and aesthetic is your thing, I think the Fitbit is the better option. Now I just have a way to give a TED talk on the juxtaposition of modern technology and mechanical wizardry.
I use a Fitbit Inspire 2 on my right wrist as an activity and sleep tracker, with all notifications and the screen turned off. It’s on a black Milanese style steel strap that I got from Amazon. It looks and gets used like a bracelet. I add to it a cheap 4Ocean bracelet or two.
Then I wear my watch on my left. I don’t use my phone to tell the time and never have. I don’t use the Fitbit for that, either. Fitbit is for steps. Phone is for connection and notification. Watch is for time.
Even on my phone, I have most of my notifications turned off. I found there was just too much noise in my life with them on, and particularly so when they buzzed my wrist, too.
Can’t bring myself to double wrist :) I’m wondering how much info I can get from an Oura ring. I’m never going back to a smart watch.
I double wristed for a few days here and there… and generally got annoyed with ‘why 2 watches?’ Comments from co workers.
i like my smart watch for texts and physiological data tracking but now limit it’s use to just for certain types of workouts that it excels at.
So, it’s almost always an automaric these days!
I've been meaning to ask this question for a while.
I currently wear an Amazfit Band 5 (basically a Mi Smart band, technically same company) on my left wrist. I previously wore an Amazfit Bip S on my right wrist for a year and a half. It was a great "smart" watch for what I wanted, but often missed wearing "normal" watches.
Getting a smart/fitness band instead has been the perfect solution. I used to wear bracelets on my left wrist anyway, so that wasn't an issue to get used to.
Also I keep the screen off unless a notification comes through (and those are only from apps I have selected). Similar to the OP said, I don't like having to look at my phone so this is very useful.
Wearing both a fitness band and a watch doesn't look that weird to me, and so far not a single person has made a comment about it. Whereas wearing a smart watch (such as an Apple watch) and a normal watch, to me, is much more noticeable.
Every jogging or biking time.......
I do exactly the same thing , with a charge 4 on my right wrist and then which ever piece of my regular rotation on my favoured left.
Today out exploring on a train trip and walk in some local woods with my other half and our Jack Russell terrier Poppy I wore a Timex North Field solar on a black stretch NATO strap.
Yes I also wear a Fitbit on my left hand with my BB 58 usually on my right hand, because I’m a leftie. I suspect this is a short term thing as I would expect at some point in the near future you will be able to get a sensor to put underneath your mechanical watch between the case back and your skin that will collect all the same data that your smart device now collects and transfer it directly to an app on your phone. I’m sure the only reason this hasn’t happened already is because Apple won’t let it happen yet. In short, enjoy the double resting for now but don’t expect it to last forever.
Sometimes for work I need to have the countdown capability of the Apple Watch and so Schwarzkopf it. But otherwise I've given up on my smart watch. The iPhone mini is small enough that the function of the Apple Watch is diminished for me. And I never used the fitness apps with any regularity.
I always wear a small Fitbit on my dominant wrist and my watch on my left wrist. The Fitbit never gets mistaken for a watch. I always use an aftermarket strap to reduce bulk on the fitbit
Thank you for this question! I realise now that the double wrist issue was the one was one of the deal breakers when it came to buying or not buying FitBit. Still not decided though.
I love the idea of something that sits under a 'normal' watch and which does the job of a fitness and data manager.
Never. I'm left-handed and have always worn my watches on my right wrist. I find a watch on my left wrist incredibly distracting because I'm so unused to it. There's also a fit issue there; my left (dominant) wrist is slightly larger than my right wrist, so a watch sized for my right wrist may not even fit (comfortably, at least) on my left wrist. If I'm running/hiking or off to the gym, I'll wear my Garmin Forerunner. But for any non-athletic activity, I'll wear a "real" watch, and if I want my Garmin to track that activity, I'll toss it in a jacket pocket.
I double wrist mechanical watches at home, and sometimes out and about in the winter when I can hide them under my coat sleeves. Yes, I'm a barbarian. It's a guilty pleasure.
I double wrist out of necessity (I work out so I need a fitness tracker), but I am enough of a watch addict to feel naked without a solid, robust mechanical watch on my left wrist. For me it is the feelling of reliability that a mechanical watch provides. After trying a couple of regular-sized smartwatches, I ended up with a Xiaomi Smart Band 6 on the right wrist (slim enough), to complement the real watch on my left.