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Any lefties out there?
I am interested to know if you wear your watches on the right (non-dominant) wrist or the left.
If the left, is it convention, habit, comfort, winding while on the wrist (probably not a good idea to put lateral force on the winding pinion), ease of strapping, deployant comfort or appearance?
If the right, is it comfort, exposure to damage? Something else?
And of course for the righties out there, do you ever wear a watch on the left wrist? I do ...
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Any lefties out there?
I am interested to know if you wear your watches on the right (non-dominant) wrist or the left. If the left, is it convention, habit, comfort, winding while on the wrist (probably not a good idea to put lateral force on the winding pinion), ease of strapp...
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Ok this will sound...
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