Horological Meandering

A mundane question - has anybody here figured out what causes a watch to 'ride up' your wrist?

... wandering towards the elbow? Or the other direction, towards the hand?

Marcus

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. 

. . . 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 always possible.  A millimeter or two might not sound like much, but it really matters. 

The other factor is the texture of the strap.  A pliable leather will 'give' a little, which again might not seem like much, but really has quite an effect.  I've had three straps made with a particular section of cayman (over shell cordovan bottom layer) where the legs meet the torso; this 'filet' is notably more supple than the rest of the hide.

This is one of them . . .

. . . to give you an idea of what the scale pattern looks like.  I don't know if there are similar alternatives, but of all the leathers I've tried, this is the only one that's significantly more supple than the rest. 

Art

I always have it shorter at six to centre the watch on the wrist. For straps, tightening a notch usually helps.

suited for your wrist.  And most likely, the strap at 6 o'clock is probably a tad too long.

Cheers,
Anthony

. . . 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 the leather, the greater the likelihood of attaining a proper fit.  I'm having this very problem now with my Grand Seiko: the supplied strap is fairly stiff, and the hole that fits best is on the loose side, so it 'rides' all the time.  I've got to find a better fitting strap.

Art    

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 wrist in that area.

If the 6 o'clock strap is too long or too short, buckle placement will be all wrong. And the watch will slide up or down the wrist.

Cheers,
Anthony

 

 

 

 

This message has been edited by AnthonyTsai on 2014-01-27 19:18:09

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for the excellent feedback! This community is awesome.

you may try to strap the watch upside down, to simulate swapping of the 6 and 12 o'clock ends.

A number of my watches fit better with the strap ends reversed. You might try that first.



Same with bracelets

Cazalea

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.