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Many factors for me but primarily the shape of
It's many factors for me but the most prominent cause seems to be the shape of the caseback and the amount of contact the back has with the flat of my wrist.
For example my old Rolex Seadweller 16600 always rotated as the relatively small amount of caseback and it's depth made little contact compared to the weight of the watch head. By contrast my Helson Sharkdiver 2000 is much heavier with a much thicker casebackbut it has much more contact with my wrist and stays put.
My most comfortable "heavy" watch is my Rolex 116718 GMT which is just about perfect. I can definately feel it on my wrist but it stays centered with just the right amount of tightness due to the easy-link adjustments due to natural wrist swelling when flying or in hot weather..
I've been gravitating to wearing much smaller watches as I much prefer the comfort and you can't usually even tell you're wearing a watch. I'm now confident and comfortable wearing sub 36mm watches as my everyday wearer.
Lug placement also remains a factor for me. Lugs that stand proud of the wrist curvature also seem to produce watch rotation., especially in anything over about 37mm diameter.
There's no way I'll spend big money now on a large 42mm+ watch as I just know I won't wear it enough to self-justify the purchase.
For my wrist size of just over 7 inches depending on how my diet is going I believe that Patek's collection really nails the watch size to comfort ratio but I am envious of those of us who can comfortably wear the bigger statements exes.
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What causes a watch to 'ride up'?
A mundane question - has anybody here figured out what causes a watch to 'ride up' your wrist? - Is it the flatness/design of the caseback? - Is it the shape of your wrist? - Is it actually where the buckle finds a fitting spot at the bottom of your wrist...
You mean ...
... wandering towards the elbow? Or the other direction, towards the hand? Marcus
Clockwise around the wrist
Not up or down the hand towards the elbow or hand. But the watch rotates upwards clockwise so that the watch is not centered on the wrist but higher up. I hope I am describing this accurately.
No worries - you're getting thru. With straps, it's a combination . . .
. . . of two factors. As Fernando mentioned, the spacing of the prong holes is critical, and unfortunately, there's not much that can be done if a particular strap doesn't have holes punched where one provides a snug fit. Tightening up a notch is not alwa...
For bracelets...
I always have it shorter at six to centre the watch on the wrist. For straps, tightening a notch usually helps. :)
My answer would be the improper length of the straps
suited for your wrist. And most likely, the strap at 6 o'clock is probably a tad too long. Cheers, Anthony
Changing to another strap of the same length . . .
. . . could also help, Anthony, because the holes will be punched in a different location. It doesn't take much of a shift to produce a fit that will remain centered on a wearer's wrist. The closer one gets to an optimally placed hole and the more supple ...
It's not only that. You also need the buckle placement correct
My opinion of correct buckle placement, assuming one wears watch on left wrist, is to have to buckle sit slightly to the left of the middle of the wrist. Why left of center of wrist? Because watch buckles are slight curved to fit the curvature of your wri...
Thanks a lot guys
for the excellent feedback! This community is awesome. My own analysis is also that I need to make the bracelet at the 6 position shorter to have the watch stay centered. So the confirmation of this from Fernando and Anthony is great. I will head to the s...
Sometimes a little test helps:
you may try to strap the watch upside down, to simulate swapping of the 6 and 12 o'clock ends.
Reversing straps solves this problem for me
A number of my watches fit better with the strap ends reversed. You might try that first. Same with bracelets Cazalea ...
Many factors for me but primarily the shape of
It's many factors for me but the most prominent cause seems to be the shape of the caseback and the amount of contact the back has with the flat of my wrist. For example my old Rolex Seadweller 16600 always rotated as the relatively small amount of caseba...
