The correct hand is neither, as watches on worn on the WRIST (or in the pocket, if it's a pocketwatch). The correct wrist is... also neither. Traditionally, they were worn on the left, because the dial to wind them was on the right, so if it was on your right wrist, you wouldn't be able to see when to stop winding, unless you wore it upside down or had transparent hands (somehow). As we now have these handy things called "batteries" that remove the need for winding watches, and have had them in common circulation since at least a decade before I was born, it doesn't really matter.
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I've been taught that anything "girly" goes on the left-hand side. A wedding ring has taught me that I just simply hate having anything on me like that anymore. The shit would hurt me during weightlifting. So my $1,000 watch and wedding band have found a place way in the back of my safe... a safe I only open to play with the guns. My stupid phone tells me the time and lets me watch porn when I'm dropping a shit into the toilet. I just grew out of it around my 20's somewhere.
If I'm at work I would wear it on the left side because the right hand is easier to use for manual tasks and that is my dominant hand. But if I'm on vacation, I wear it on my right hand because its the hand I find easier to use and I don't have too much physical things I need to save my right hand for on a trip that I can't add another purpose to it.
I wear it on my middle hand.
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Left hand when I used to wear one. Right now I carry a 70 year pocket watch where ever I leave the house
I’m left handed. I wear it usually on my right wrist.
I have an Apple Watch - I was switching it up because of allergies, but find a good band. - I just got an analog watch (I have wanted for ages) as an early Christmas present, so I’m wearing both. Analog in the left, AW on the right (for biometrics, phone calls, etc).Always wore it on the left, but stopped wearing period because of job requirements... machines give zero fucks about your wrist hand or fingers should that watch snag on a gear or chain in the industrial equipment
On my ankle. I just sit down and bend my ankle up to my face to tell time. Super inconvenient but it's stylish and plus people will think I'm breaking house arrest.
Growing up I wore it on my right, now that I've grown some I've discovered it's impractical for me to wear it on that side, now it's left only.
For example, when riding a motorcycle it's easy to remove your left hand and take a glance because the throttle is on the right, and when you're wielding a rifle you can swap the watch face to the bottom of your wrist and see the time while holding position.Left wrist. I wore a watch mainly in the army, and while I don't think there was necessarily an official standard for it, it just made sense to have it on my non-dominant/off-hand so I could see it peripherally without dropping sight picture.
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I never wear them, and I do not like them one bit...
however, I know that if for whatever reason I had to wear them, it would be on my left side because that's what would feel right to me Left, 15 years ago. I learned my lesson 40 years ago when I hit someone and broke the watch on my right hand.
That would bother me. I dont wear watches. I buy them for others but i dont like em. One dude bought a watch for me and my moms been wearing it ever since 😂
i use my right hand for writing for mostly everything except wanking my ex or wearing my watch so left hand i put my watch on i mostly prefer rings jewlery on my left hand to
I have always wanted to wear nice watches… I wear them on my left hand because it is my dominant hand but I only use it for fine tune things… like telling the time.
Lol watch... should probably get one seeing as if I take one look at my phone and there's one notification I don't get often, I'll probably get lost in it.
You should wear a watch on your non dominate wrist. You should know the difference between a right or left handed watch by the position of the crown dial.
Neither and, if I DO wear one, it's on my wrist!
When I used to wear a watch I would wear it on my right hand. I am left handed.
I wear it on the left. Got one of those GPS watches so I can tell where I am at all times...🤪
I don't wear watches but if I did, I would wear it on the left hand since I'm right handed. I don't want it to get in the way when I'm writing something down.
Right and inside of my wrist, the gentleman's way
He only needs the time if he desires it and these days it's more discreet to avoid watch thieves apparentlyMy watch is a piece of shit Chinese smartwatch. I keep it in the drawer because it refuses to charge.
You usually wear a watch on the none dominant hand, that is right handers wear it on the left wrist, left handers on the right wrist, but ultimately it is where you find it the most comfortable.
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