Loose Watches

Both can be true 🤣🤣

Seriously

Touch my "oversized" bracelet and we're gonna have a problem.

I can't have it snug. IDK why, but it has to be loose enough to ALMOST rotate around my wrist.

And yes, it's likely a style choice, like baggy sagging jeans or skinny jeans are.

I tend to wear my watches on the tighter side so they don’t slide much.

I figured there might be many who prefer them that way but was curious why. This makes sense.

I wear mine just shy of circulation cutoff 😂😂

If you can’t take the watch off and read the caseback info from the imprint on your wrist it is WAY too loose 😂😂😂 I too wear my watch very snug. It’s a habit from my military days 🇺🇸 but you gotta be comfy so I don’t get bothered. Only thought I always have is if I get in a fight I don’t want my opponent to be able to get hold of the bracelet for arm control. On the other hand most people probably don’t expect that they’re gonna get in a fight. Again, old habit from my military days.

Wow I never considered the fighting logistics angle!

Oh yeah! I stay away from neck ties too! 💪

I assume you don't have long hair or wear a cape either 😂

No slip on shoes either, they will come off.

It is odd to me that people like it that way but they probably say that about how I wear mine. like mine snug enough that it doesn't move. I don't want to have to rotate the dial back to where it's visible when I need to see the time or gawk at it in awe. It needs to be in the right spot at all times.

That's how I feel too. Maybe it's a personality thing. It's the rotating that bugs me the most.

With no idea what to bring to a WatchCrunch meet-up a year or so back, I did actually have some polywatch, spring bar removal tools (two varieties) and pin-removal gear in my bag, in case anyone had been shopping that day and needed a quick adjustment. It was a daft idea, all things considered, but hey — I was new.

I wear my watches snug. Others wear them like bracelets (loose and moves around). Matter of preference nowadays. 🤷‍♂️

I have very sensitive skin and therefore have to have a small amount of give so it doesn't aggravate my eczema 😕 That photo does seem extreme though

Sign of a player then! 😉

Man, it’s like the UFC over at your house! Better get a Timex … 😜

I like my watch to hug my wrist, but I have seen some people have them waaaay too tight, to the point where you can literally see their hand turning blue 🤣. Each to their own I suppose. If you like it tight/loose/snug then that's your preference. It's like telling someone that owns a Ferrari that their driving is s**t and they should drive like you ... at the end of the day, it's their Ferrari, let them drive it how they want.

First things first: I hate bracelets, but to each their own.

When I bought my full-metal G, my only watch on a bracelet, I asked the watch dealer to adjust it to my wrist. He did so, but he was irritated that I asked. Shouldn't it be routine to make bracelets fit at the point of purchase in a local store? He was even more irritated that I wanted it micro-adjusted, as if no customers ever asked for micro-fitting before. Now, the bracelet is neither too floppy nor too snug. This is especially important for the full-metal G-Shock, which is too heavy for hammering and twisting around my wrist. I'd be mad if it did.

I can see different reasons to wear a bracelet loose:

• The watch was bought on the internet or the watch dealer forgot to mention that it could be adjusted, and people may not know to ask for it.

• Style: I often read that a watch is like an excuse for men to wear jewelry. So, if a bracelet is just a nice-looking accessory, it's perfectly fine to wear it loose.

• Comfort: Some people may like the look of bracelets but not the feel of them. Wearing a bracelet loose can provide a more comfortable experience.

• It's another person's watch. Fathers know that watches often inherit the tendency to leave the house on children's wrists. We'd have serious talks if they adjusted my watches to their wrists 🧐!

• I worked with musicians who wore their watches on the upper arm. Quite irritating for me but obviously perfect for them. If they slipped down their watches during a break, they were loose as hell.

Todd I am in agreement, this is why I love the Tudor T fit clasp on the trusty Ranger , I am still going to try it though on an Erika’s Strap , again which I can wear not too bloody tight :)

I don’t judge … wear how you like it… I don’t wear undies do people judge me… prbly…

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I can’t stand the feel of a loose watch, I prefer them quite snug. It can be a pain on most of my watches but I’m grateful for my Pelagos to have the t-fit clasp to help get it perfect

I don’t like anything loose or baggy on my body. I also play drums and coach baseball, which are hard to do with a loose watch. I remember wearing a loose fossil watch as a teenager and popping a spring bar from bending my wrist backwards.

Just reading this gave me anxiety

I wear my watches loose. I can't stand a tight bracelet, leather strap or whatever. And I don't care looking unbelievable cool while doing so. 😄🤷🏼‍♂️

My wrists are so small that I always run into the problem of not enough strap holes unless I buy specific straps made for small wrists. I agree the that straps are superior to bracelets.

I wear my watch bracelets with a loose fit because I find tight-fitting bracelets uncomfortable.

Different strokes for different folks. Myself personally, snug on a bracelet (tight index finger fit between skin and bracelet) and a bit more tight on a high quality nato.