arminvanbuuren Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 hi was just wondering ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 hi was just wondering ^ No, it is a good question. I was thinking of posting a similar poll too, but felt it might've been asked before, or was too newbie for a 500 post member (1 month people!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Usually, if you are right handed, you naturally wear your watch on your left wrist and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminvanbuuren Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 yeah thats wat i thought too b16a2.. but then one day (yesterday).. i realised my gf wears hers on the right hand.. then i asked her doesnt that feel uncomfortable? then she said nahh most ppl wear it on the right.. (mind you shes right handed).. so yeh now im curious .. coz i see alot of ppl wear it on the right hand too.. heheheh.. which leads to my next question.. doesnt it feel very annoying wearing it on ur right if ur right handed? :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 A friend of mine does the same also, he's right handed but also wears the watch on his right. For me it just feels uncomfortable, like trying to put a right shoe on my left foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminvanbuuren Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 A friend of mine does the same also, he's right handed but also wears the watch on his right. For me it just feels uncomfortable, like trying to put a right shoe on my left foot lol either that or the watch keeps falling off.. like u know wat i mean? and it feeels funny.. heheheh.. and worst thing is.. u scratch ur clasp :@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 haha Another few options you could put on the poll..... right handed wear watch on right hand right handed, wear watch on left hand left handed wear watch on right hand left handed wear watch on left hand Could see whether the opposite hand theory is correct or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febus Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm sinistral and wear my watch on the right hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm sinistral and wear my watch on the right hand. I'm dextral (dextrous), and wear my watch on the left-hand. Actually, this is an interesting phenomena: right-handed people wearing their watches on the right side. You see, I write right-handed but I am left-side dominant in almost everything. I believe I might've been born left-handed, but was trained to use my right, as is sometimes the superstitious custom in some cultures. Being left-handed was frowned upon, and even thought to be the sign of being possessed by the devil. (Most people know the Islamic traditional distaste against using the left hand, too, though obviously not the cultural distaste I mentioned in my case) This side-dominance includes golf, tennis, and any sport which requires two hands on equipment (there's a naughty joke in there somewhere) -- like Phil Mickelson in golf, for example, who also writes righty, but swings lefty. Interestingly he said that his brother is the mirror opposite of him. To return on-topic, no I wouldn't wear my watch on the right, but I will tell you one thing: the PAM 217 and other Destro models like the PAM 115 are my dream to own. Coincidentally tonight, I was told by a collector that the guy who did Destro casings phased them out a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminvanbuuren Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm dextral (dextrous), and wear my watch on the left-hand. Actually, this is an interesting phenomena: right-handed people wearing their watches on the right side. You see, I write right-handed but I am left-side dominant in almost everything. I believe I might've been born left-handed, but was trained to use my right, as is sometimes the superstitious custom in some cultures. Being left-handed was frowned upon, and even thought to be the sign of being possessed by the devil. (Most people know the Islamic traditional distaste against using the left hand, too, though obviously not the cultural distaste I mentioned in my case) This side-dominance includes golf, tennis, and any sport which requires two hands on equipment (there's a naughty joke in there somewhere) -- like Phil Mickelson in golf, for example, who also writes righty, but swings lefty. Interestingly he said that his brother is the mirror opposite of him. To return on-topic, no I wouldn't wear my watch on the right, but I will tell you one thing: the PAM 217 and other Destro models like the PAM 115 are my dream to own. Coincidentally tonight, I was told by a collector that the guy who did Destro casings phased them out a while ago. vee thats weird too.. coz when i play golf baseball crickets ping pong and the likes i use my left hand.. with tennis throwing writing, etc. im right handed.. weird or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolli Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 normally i wear watches at the right wrist, for shots i wear left. rolli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargoil Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm right handed but wear a watch on my right wrist. Reason is thet I was running down a path when I was a kid and tripped and put my left arm through a greenhouse window which cut all my left arm. I therefore had to wear my watch on my right wrist until my left healed but got into habit of putting my watch on the right wrist and its been worn there ever since! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Coincidentally tonight, I was told by a collector that the guy who did Destro casings phased them out a while ago. As far as i can see in the main there are no difference between the casings on destros it is just upside down and in some cases a different CG to make sure the lever is pointing the right way, the works are the same it is just the dial that is different. I was going to make my 1680noobnothing ( the unnamed rolez looking thing a tefty but could not find a datw wheel or overlay that would work, that was all that would have been required with the dial i had in mind. I i had a no date dial to hand it would have been a lefty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Hi, well, let's start with an "old fashion" lesson I was taught younger : - men wear their watches on the left wrist - women on the right... Actually I'm a lefty (is that the right word ?) and wear my watch mainly on the left wrist. Except when it's too large and that the crown comes dig into my flesh : then I simply wear it on the right side. As you see, the choice is more lead by practical considerations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm ambi-dextrous but habitually use my right hand for things like drawing/writing, and using tools (which are all designed for right-handed people to use) I always wear my watch on my right wrist and always have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm right handed and wear my watches on the right wrist... I decided to do so when a teenager...to be different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmzy Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I'm left handed and war my watches on my right wrist. It causes less likelihood of damage to the watch to wear it on the non dominant side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminvanbuuren Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 wow see its interesting to see that alot more ppl wear it on the dominant hand than i thought :S.. this is why i started this thread .. coz its very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febus Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 You gotta remember people here aren't 'normal' we're super-natural............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkerouac Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 You gotta remember people here aren't 'normal' we're super-natural............ That is absolutely correct. In truth I am Diego Maradona, and I wear one Daytona on each wrist -- plus a Big Bang elsewhere that only my girlfriends get to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triodus Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 I am right handed and I wear mine on the Right wrist, it just always seemed to be the natural way. Just to add a little twist to this. What side do you carry your wallet on. Mine? on the left side. Once again, it just seemed natural. "SOF" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 I voted left but have been very tempted to go right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudfish Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 I've never really thought about it, but I always wear mine on my left... otherwise it would get in the way when I'm writing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminvanbuuren Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 I am right handed and I wear mine on the Right wrist, it just always seemed to be the natural way. Just to add a little twist to this. What side do you carry your wallet on. Mine? on the left side. Once again, it just seemed natural. "SOF" lol me.. right.. but watch left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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