Wearing a watch

mikemac

So, what arm do you wear your watch on?

I'm lefthanded and used to always wear my watch on my right wrist.
Of course, the rumour going around school was that wearing a watch on your right means you're gay. I think there is something similar for guys wearing earrings.

I'm not gay but rather than face ridicule I tried wearing a watch on my left but couldn't get used to it as it just felt awkward and unnatural. Gave up wearing a watch years ago and now just use my mobile.

micmclo

micmclo wrote:

Of course, the rumour going around school was that wearing a watch on your right means you're gay. I think there is something similar for guys wearing earrings.

I'm not gay but rather than face ridicule I tried wearing a watch on my left but couldn't get used to it as it just felt awkward and unnatural.

Sorry, because you wear a watch on one hand you're gay? I remember hearing the earring rumour but that's just hilarious.

I wear mine on my right hand and I'm right handed. Always have.

aidan_walsh

micmclo wrote:

the rumour going around school was that wearing a watch on your right means you're gay.

If you paid any attention to that kind of crap you're worse than the people spreading the "rumour", tbh.

Haven't worn a watch in a couple of years now.

Karoma

I thought sticking one's cock up another man's arse meant you're gay. Silly me.
I just use the mobile. I keep meaning to get a watch...

Is this thread really about watches or are you trying to find out who's gay?

TEH REAL CDP

I have a somewhat fluctatous relationship with watches, I lost one very valuable one once, then for my 19th birthday I recieved 3 (one from my ex, the parents and sis in the states). Two of those are gone, my bro got me one for my 21st but its too valuable to wear for everyday use.

I wear the other one on my left

o1s1n

I thought most people wore their watch on their left arm as the majority are right handed? A watch on your writing arm feels awkward.

I wonder what the % decrease in watch sales has been like since mobile phones have risen in popularity?

Actually no, I don't really give a damn.

StephenC_IRL

never wore a watch, could never stand it

Dave!

If I wear a watch then I wear it on my left wrist, cos I'm right handed. Incidentally, my watch stopped yesterday, and I'm probably not gonna bother getting a new one, because I can just use my phone.

Drag00n79

I wear it on my left and I'm predominantly lefthanded. Accessing any buttons on the rightside of the watch always seemed very awkward whenever I wore it on my right wrist. I suppose, ideally, I'd like a watch with the dial etc. on the leftside of the watchface, so I could wear it on the right wrist. *Goes looking to find such a creature *

admiralofthefleet

dont wear one, allergic to metal, aluminium etc and dont like plastic watches

bohsman

Lefthanded, always wore it on the right, using mobliles the last few years, only time I really miss it is when Im on a plane.

Malteaser!

Right handed, always wear a watch on my left!

wba88

Malteaser! wrote:

Right handed, always wear a watch on my left!

ditto

challengemaster

right handed, left arm

Ruu_Old

StephenC_IRL wrote:

never wore a watch, could never stand it

Same 'ere. Just use a phone if needed.

unseenother

right handed wear it on my right arm.

people usualy say its a pain to access the buttons or dails this way but i always take it off to set the time etc.

i feel nude if i leave the house without my watch!

MooseJam

watches are jewelry, a bit gay for a bloke to wear one, use your mobile

Jimoslimos

MooseJam wrote:

watches are jewelry, a bit gay for a bloke to wear one, use your mobile

ya, cos my pink motorola razr just screams masculinity:rolleyes:

For the record right-handed - left arm. Although I do need to take it off on occasions...

MooseJam

MooseJam wrote:

watches are jewelry, a bit gay for a bloke to wear one, use your mobile

Hows that then?
I'm right handed and wear mine on my left arm too. Hate taking it off, it just feels wrong when you don't wear a watch.

Irish Wolf

Jimoslimos wrote:

ya, cos my pink motorola razr just screams masculinity:rolleyes:

For the record right-handed - left arm. Although I do need to take it off on occasions...

Pfff.. the MooseJam don't got a razr.. the MooseJam got a krzr..

Bling!

SpitfireIV

unseenother wrote:

right handed wear it on my right arm.

people usualy say its a pain to access the buttons or dails this way but i always take it off to set the time etc.

i feel nude if i leave the house without my watch!

Me sentiments exactly, right handed and wear watch on right wrist. Just doesnt feel right if I dont wear it.

One time I was too lazy to go to the jewellers to get a new battery for my watch when it died.......but still I wore it, you can image the awkwardness when asked the time, 'well emmm.......its ehhhh '

MooseJam

I is a man, I don't wear jewelry nor have bejeweled objects !,

Irish Wolf what's with the big ass flickr banner in your sig when you only have a paltry 32 photos, I'm so not gonna even bother looking till theres at least a hundred

Nailz

Well I very rearly wear a watch, but when I do it's on my left and I'm left handed. And BTW, I got watch in a spanish market for €14... haha, cheap arsed cnut!

MooseJam

MooseJam wrote:

I is a man, I don't wear jewelry nor have bejeweled objects !,

I don't consider a watch a bejeweled object. It sure as hell doesn't make a guy gay.

Chinafoot

Cant wear watches. way too constrictive.

Irish Wolf

Good to know that information MooseJam.. I'll keep it low..

Oh - I wear a watch on my left wrist.. I love watches..

Chinafoot

Chinafoot wrote:

Cant wear watches. way too constrictive.

Ever try adjusting the strap?

TEH REAL CDP

One of my mates wears a watch on his belt cos he can't stand the constriction on the wrist.

MooseJam

well tell your mate he's a plank

sidneykidney

I always wear a watch,don't feel right leaving the house without it.

BTW i'm left handed and wear it on my left wrist.

randylonghorn

Karoma wrote:

I thought sticking one's cock up another man's arse meant you're gay.

I think it might work the other way round as well ...

Right-handed, wear watch on left wrist.

Why am I even answering this?

Terry

I use the sun.
It's kind of hard of late as I rarely leave the house.
I hear it's been raining a fair bit too.

Also, as someone said on the previous page, I'm a man and I don't wear jewellery.

Hagar

A friend of mine used to wear his watch on his ankle, just for the laughs he got when people asked him the time.

Pigman II

I am left-handed but I wear my watch on my left wrist so as not to stand out.

I also wear clothes and have sex with women for the same aforementioned reason.

Anto McC

StephenC_IRL wrote:

never wore a watch, could never stand it

+1

I have 2 or 3 really expensive watches i've gotten as presents over the years but they are sitting on a shelf in my wardrobe.

Terry

Best watch ever.

Wibbs

Right handed, watch on left wrist. Always wear one. Have a few. All tick too, none of this newfangled battery nonsense. There's something reassuring about winding a watch in the morning. I accept I'm weird.:D

Also looking at a phone is generally too much bother. It's why the wristwatch took over from the fob/pocket watch in the first place. The phone is the pocket watch of today. The wristwatch is not around for very long either. Early 1900's, usually for women as it was considered too feminine for men and really only took off for men after WW1(because of convenience in warfare compared to taking out a fob watch). Early aviation and the need for accurate watches spurred it on too. Judging by many here it seems that now it's going more out of fashion and is more jewelry than function. I suppose as well that time is everywhere now. Phone's PC's cars etc. The need for a personal timepiece is less of a need than anytime in the past.

BTW men have pretty much always worn jewelry or adornment of some nature or other. It's not going to get you accused of being the ghay you know.;)

Dord

I don't wear a watch, I haven't worn one in over 10 years. I find them too constricting, especially when playing bass.

Creamy Goodness

left handed and wear a watch on my left wrist.

don't wear it when working for fear of it getting scratched and it's kind of restrictive. i also don't wear it during college written exams as they are only 90 minutes long and need to write tons and the watch just gets in the way. it's grand for light writing though.

Slutmonkey57b

right handed, right wrist. Watches are magnificent. Anyone who doesn't wear one isn't a real man.

Stempunk mother****er!
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The Mad Hatter

Wristwatches annoy me. Too tight, and they irritate my skin; too loose and they flop around.

I used to carry a pocket watch, but it stopped. I got a new (?) one in an antiques shop the other day, and I'm hoping to get both of them repaired in the near future.

AlmightyCushion

When I had a watch I wore it on my right hand but I just use my phone now.

I hate using my phone for that, its too much effort to dig it out of my pocket.
Wrist watches are so much more convenient for lazy people like me.

Hermione*

I've worn a watch nearly every day since I was six years old (I'm right-handed and wear it on my left arm), I feel completely lost without it. I could never understand how people managed in classes like double maths without a watch to count down the minutes until it was over. I don't always have my phone about my person so I need to have my watch.

Chinafoot

Deleted User wrote:

Ever try adjusting the strap?

Har Har.


I hate having anything around my wrists. It's horrible.

Sarn

I wear it on my left hand and I'm lefthanded. Comes in handy deflecting darts, shurikens etc. from ninjas. Oh and telling the time.

Miss Fluff

Never wear one.

oleras

Right handed and wear my watch on my left wrist, of course !!

On a side note, i wonder how many people that dont wear a watch are tardy ?

anthony4335

I wear a watch every day. Would feel lost without one. However the weird thing is that I always take it off when I sit down at home and work. Cannot type with it on.

Stephen

I've worn a watch since I was 7, always on my left wrist. Any day I forget to put it on I always feel weird, keep looking at my naked wrist.

JIZZLORD

i always wear a watch, i've been wearing crappy cheap plastic casio watches since i was young. i dont use my phone for timekeeping as i see it as being unprofessional if i was to whip out my phone.

The argument about jewellery is stupid, you can pick up a decent non showy watch for next to nothing.