The “right way” to wear a watch. On the bone or off the bone - how do you wear yours ?

Someone online recently queried how I wear my watches… it’s a personal choice, and in this video I share my unique take and experiences.
Please share how you wear yours in the comments below.
And have you ever been told there’s a “right” way ?
Thank you. 🙏
#WatchStyle #PersonalStyle #OnTheBoneOrOff

[@lombardoperez3493]

All your Langes look great in ANY position !!👌👍

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Thank you - I agree ! 😝

[@johnallen8146]

On the bone of course. It just feels right and I must thank you for discussing this (arcane ?) topic in such detail. Thought I was the only one who obsessed over this.😊

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

😝

[@canadianwatchmonkey3992]

On the bone for me, i like to wear it on the loss side. 😊 let it slide up down and on.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Yep. I too have some watches that I enjoy wearing looser… Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@astorbeijer9424]

I always wear my watch on the bone. I've been doing that for 47 years now. In all those years, I've never had to go to the doctor because of wearing my watch the "wrong" way. Telling the salesman to "sod off" is a lot more polite than I would have been.

[@albertofourie3294]

💯 Off the bone.

[@laurencefahey3132]

On the bone for me , and I never even thought about it until now 🤣

[@devilapproved]

Andrew Morgan had a segment about this, which made me feel very marginalized as an on bone watch guy. 😆 thanks for this !

[@dr.kevinmoore8889]

@@devilapproved I remember that

[@eugenejohnson7755]

Good episode. I wear mine off the bone.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@itcantbebargainedwith597]

The salesman may have been rude, but he was right.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

I don’t think he was remotely aware… but either way…

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

@@watchenthusiastlondonwatch salespersons seldom are so I agree with you.

[@md95065]

Whatever happened to "the customer is always right"? Not to mention the fact that this particular salesman didn't make a sale ...

[@palmeadia]

Above the bone, the upper right lug's curvature following the contour of the bone. Traditional size watches work well for this I find.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@theenavybluemonster]

The only right way is the most comfortable way for you. Daniel can piss off. I’m left handed and wear my watch on my right wrist on and off the bone depending on the size and weight of the watch. Heavy watches have to go on the bone or else I get a weird nerve pain. So with that said, I mainly wear my watches slightly loose (pinky can fit between clasp and wrist) and then sit the top left lug on the bone as it’s on my right wrist. Then I adjust from there depending on the watch.

[@markbradshaw7753]

Depends on the watch.A 42 mm sporty thing sits loose.A dress watch tighter more left.I don’t how or what anybody else does.There are no rules.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

💯🎯

[@codpro35]

I wear mine on the bone, but not to the point where the bone is in contact with the caseback; just the upper right lug. You can still kind of see the bone, that's what feels/looks the best to me.

[@littlezero6399]

I have enough room in front of the bone for my watch to sit, and that is normally where I wear my watches. But they do tend to move in a position that makes it difficult to read the time and now I am questioning everything.

[@bigbob2835]

Whatever feels right is the "right way". Personal references vary, just like watch choices.

[@davidmartin2957]

My father was a marine engineer and wore his watch on the inside of his wrist, the theory being it protected the watch face when working inside large marine engines. Since that was the way my father did it that meant it was right so for the last 54 years that’s the way it has been since my first watch (timex) aged 10. An unseen influence. lol.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@smoothacceleration437]

I like to wear my watches slightly on the loose side. Gives that slightly laid back "sprezzatura" look. So my watches are going from on and off the bone alle time... I would say 50/50. I think that s the best way to go about it.

[@tornilsson2261]

I don't control were my watch sits on my wrist. If i wear i higher up it will always fall down to where my wrist is slimmer. From my watch tan it's clear that i wear it on the bone but like you I've never given it any though.

[@marcandreasson87]

I never knew it was there until I actively looked for it during this clip. It’s not as pronounced as the gent in the clip but there nonetheless. Without putting on a watch this very second I am sure I wear mine off the bone. If it’s different I’ll get back later.

[@poehaaa4642]

On the bone, but I wear small (35 mm) watches on a big wrist. Very comfy and it just looks better than above the bone. I like to be able to see my watch when wearing a shirt. No matter what a sales person from whatever shop thinks what the “right thing to do” is.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

👊💯🎯

[@pczYT]

I wear my watches AFTER the bone, and loose, to the point of almost going over the back of my hand, but not so loose to the point of try turning over

[@gregclarkson2034]

I prefer off the bone esp as a cyclist and could never understand why someone would prefer on the bone until you pointed out the convenience when wearing long sleeve esp with cuff. Ahhh. Makes sense now!! Thank you

[@RobertStanding]

Very good summary. I will follow your advice…. On the bone except when cycling. Maybe the salesman was a MAMIL (middle aged man in Lycra)

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

😂🎯

[@md95065]

I wasn't wearing a watch when I saw this video and I actually had to go and put one on to find out exactly where I was wearing it, Like you, I had never even thought about this and just wore my watches where they were comfortable for me. It turns out that this means "on the bone" - but only just. The one problem with this location is that some metal bracelets can be uncomfortable, particularly if they have wide links that do not conform well to the contours of my wrist.

[@claudtalkz2194]

above, but I do both (one at a time) depending on the watch and the sleeve

[@markonagy5015]

I for one wear it off the bone, to me on the bone feels and looks weird, but I stand by you wear where you like or feel it sitting comfortable, not what others say. 👌🏻

[@jhouston7222]

I never thought so many people wear watches on the bone until now.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Me neither. It’s my big takeaway from these exchanges…

[@chowda4u]

I also prefer my watches on the bone. The watch tan line just looks odd higher up. lol

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

I recall when I first got into watches and started visiting ADs. Every single one would put the watch ON my wrist bone then prop a small mirror so I could see how others see the watch on my wrist. It felt unnatural to wear a watch on the bone but I always liked the look on its reflection, *especially* if I really liked the watch. I ended up wearing my watches off the bone but this video has me second guessing myself, just like the video’s creator hahaha. The “pulling back the cuff” scenario is a good pro-bone argument 😉

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Agree💯

[@radiologyrevealed]

Just an FYI, in terms of anatomy, that's actually the ulnar head, and the ulnar styloid process is a smaller protuberance along the distal portion of the ulnar head, which is less noticable. I enjoy the videos!

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Ah ha! Thank you. Well noted.

[@SpaceG95]

Off the bone, especially since I prefer larger watches

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Thank you 🙏

[@rictusmetallicus]

I wear my watch between bone and hand, before the bone. I'm lefthanded and war my watch on the left arm, because i simply can't stand the feeling of having something dangling on my right wrist.

[@chickenporkadob0]

i wear it on my wrist bone. maybe that's why it's called wristwatch so it sits nearest to the wrist.

[@michaelbarton4787]

I typically wear off the bone but do note that if it drifts onto the 'bone', it makes bending one's wrist upwards awkward as the crown tends to dig in to the top of one's wrist. I would note that your 'bone' does look slightly sore to my eyes !

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

It does look a bit red in these images but it was more heat-kissed than sore!

[@camron.noorbakhsh]

I wear it off the bone, but I have had a non-watch person comment that it looks like I wear my watch way too far up my wrist. Closer to the hand looks nicer to me but it ends up moving around with my pronounced bone bump.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@davidsandrovitch7635]

I wear my watches on the bone. It feels strange to me to wear them near the elbow. 😊

[@jompfish]

To me , it depends on what type of watch I'm wearing " I will wear not direct on the wrist bone on a ultra-thin case bracelets type to showcase the beauty slimmest of the watch case " It does not deteriorated the straps due to sweating since it was in metal" will apply the opposite if watch I wear was leather straps , I prefer it to be sat on the wrist bone for better ventilation "

[@cedarcanoe]

On the bone for me

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

My distal radius is mostly made of titanium, so wherever it comfortably sits is where it lands.

[@davidsandrovitch7635]

You'll be back!

[@davidsandrovitch7635]

You'll be back!

[@hereticd3]

loosey goosey

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Righty tighty, lefty loosey ! Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@nikolastojanov8749]

I wear very loosely in these summer months, I live in souther europe. The watch can walk over the bone when I put it, but 15 minutes later it is so sweaty, it doesnt move around at all. And it sits left of the bone. I tried forcin it over the bone and it doesnt make a difference as long as i am not doing anything. As soon as my hands are put in motion, the watch goes to the left cuz that is where it makes the least pressure on the hand. I understand wearing a thin dress watch with a leather strap under cuff on the bone or right of it to make it more accessible, but for bulkier watches i see no benefits and a lot of potential discomfort. Allthrough people in colder climate get to wear ahirts with cuffs and its not so unbearably hot, so it could be different

[@yannlepantrec]

On the bone club also....

[@frankv7068]

I wear my watch above, at, and under the bone depending on the size of the watch and if I’m wearing long sleeve, or short sleeve. I go by looks, convince, and confort.

[@michaelbradley6488]

Above the bone looks strange to me, sometimes it depends on the watch itself and sometimes the bracelet or strap decides for me.

[@michaelfierman3256]

I like my steaks and my watches ON the bone. When i have tried them "up" the wrist it looks like I'm wearing some odd bracelet. That salesperson's arrogance doesn't really surprise me, considering where you were shopping...but if I may be so bold; telling someone what the right way to wear a watch is akin to telling them what technique is preferred for a "private act" ! there i've said it! Your watches to me, look great as you normally wear them. But that's just me...

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Thank you 👊🙏

[@Robert-vw3od]

heads straight to LV website to check out cost 😂

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

🤣

[@Zotrax1946]

Off course it’s obvious 🤷🏼‍♂️. 2:49 look at where the crown is positioned- a slight raise of the palm would dig it into the wrist.. and it restricts the overall movement of that hand- you probably would need a jingle of that watch wearing hand, on an upright angle- before doing anything comfortably. Just my humble opinion. Can’t argue with personal preferences.

[@Raessentia]

My bone isn't very pronounced, so I wear it on the bone and also rather loose because I live in hot climate and adjust it up and down the wrist every couple of hours.

[@_1389_]

I don't like how my watches tilt and sit when wearing them on the bone. They always look slightly askew. I prefer wearing mine just behind the bone, and since that's what I'm used too, I guess it's also what I find most comfortable.

[@JustAboutTime]

‘On the bone’ feels so wrong. Like, how is that even possible to be comfortable?!? Every time you’d bend your wrist you’d feel increased pressure of the watch as you bend. Sure, you CAN wear it that way .. but it’s akin to wearing your trousers around your thighs rather than waist. If it’s too tight in the ‘correct 😏’ possition then just wear it a little looser. So I’m most definitely an ‘above the bone’ kind of guy. As that is the most natural position for me and affords my wrist full movement. But, as I always tell my customers, it’s whatever feels comfortable to you. (But I’m still gonna shake my head at those who wear it wrong when they ain’t looking 🤦‍♂️)

[@iwb70]

A friend of mine at school (so we're going back a bit!) wore his watch with the face under his wrist and with the crown pointing up his arm. Like you he too wore a watch incorrectly 😂

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

😝

[@rictusmetallicus]

A certain father wore his watch in a completely different location on - or better in - his body. Just to make sure his son would get it some day.

[@andyc7724]

Off the bone here, the only place where a watch naturally stays put. If I try to move it further towards my hand, it immediately migrates back up my arm again with any movement of the wrist. I get the same discomfort cycling, especially with heavier watches. I have an old Seiko titanium kinetic watch that's perfect though - super light, extremely robust, and no large bill to pay on the rare (but not unheard of!) occasions when I fall off.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Yes - I too have some lighter watches which are more comfortable wears on a bicycle, even though my preference is generally for watches with a bit of heft. Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@RubenO.K.]

I‘ve always worn my watch on the bone (albeit mine is not as pronounced as yours). Anything else would feel strange to me. 🤷

[@rowluxillusion5235]

I wear it on the bone, but I also wear a watch on my right wrist so perhaps I'm just all wrong.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

For a time, I also double wristed (Apple Watch on my right wrist). Got fed up with charging it so regularly and the bother outweighed the benefits. Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@rowluxillusion5235]

@@watchenthusiastlondon Well I only wear one watch at a time, never a double wrister be!

[@seabass8154]

I always wear it off the bone. Way too uncomfortable for me to wear it on the bone.

[@alvarodeleon1240]

Off the bone

[@justingalore123]

Off the bone always. To me on the bone feels and looks odd.

[@cmem7604]

when i wear them off the bone, the watch feels like its way too high on the wrist

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Snap. 💯🎯

[@dee-ker5867]

wait till yall see how WeiKoh of Revolution wears his watches

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

I’ve not noticed…

[@djones1304]

how i wear my watches? with pride, pride that i have been able to buy the watch i am wearing

[@brotaque]

On the bone. I don't like it off the bone.

[@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu]

Off the bone is of course the proper way but wear it however you like. No one will notice anyhow, well unless you run across a gang of your newcomers

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

🤣

[@etebol]

I grew up in a rough place and quickly discovered that when worn around the bone, the springs bars can snap easily during a scrap. I wear it off the bone. But whatever is comfortable for you should be the answer.

[@realrichbunny]

On the bone gang here.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Thank you for sharing. 👍

[@rickfowler3710]

If you wear it on the bone, you cant bend your wrist unless it's really slack which will wear out the bracelet quicker. It reminds me of people who wear their trousers round there arse. Just looks silly in my opinion. No offence

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

None taken. When making this video I considered the exact same trouser example. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@claudtalkz2194]

I think your arm-chitecture requires you wear it on the bone.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Well, it works for me ! 🙏

[@dr.kevinmoore8889]

Sorry. That's the distal radius. Different bone.

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

Thanks for sharing. Just goes to show, ChatGPT isn’t necessarily reliable !

[@dr.kevinmoore8889]

@watchenthusiastlondon I'll bet that the mistake is related to anatomic position versus typical posture. In any case I enjoy your videos very much.

[@ajf0092]

This is definitely not the content I subscribed for!

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

What content did you subscribe for ?

[@ajf0092]

@@watchenthusiastlondon reviews, industry news, opinions etc. pretty much everything you put out before this. Your narration and insight is fantastic but this topic is dull to the point of coming across as satire!

[@watchenthusiastlondon]

@@ajf0092Thanks for the feedback. 🙏 For what it’s worth, Mrs Watch Enthusiast London wasn’t too impressed either