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26 August 2019, 05:03 PM | #1 |
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How to wear a dress watch
Ok, I thought I'd deviate a bit from the current trend on this forum of talking about grey market nautilus and aquanaut prices and pose a question to all of you parek dress watch owners and enthusiasts.
How tight/loose do you wear your leather band watches? I know watches on a bracelet can usually go both ways, but is there a metric that you follow when it comes to sizing your leather strap? Cheers! Sent from my SM-J600G using Tapatalk
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26 August 2019, 05:05 PM | #2 |
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Just so it doesn't pinch
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26 August 2019, 10:45 PM | #3 |
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I wear mine loose. Almost like a bracelet.
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26 August 2019, 11:13 PM | #4 |
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No metric, just tight enough that the watch stays in place. The tighter you wear the strap the more quickly the strap tends to wear out.
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26 August 2019, 11:14 PM | #5 |
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I always wear my watches with an index finger of space in between. Yes it slides, but I feel claustrophobic if it's clutching onto my arm.
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This - for me as well. I used to wear them a bit tighter - but over the last several years I prefer some ‘play’. Also - helps extend the life of the strap/bracelet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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27 August 2019, 12:39 AM | #8 |
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I like to have my watches not too tight. Loose feels good for me
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If it is pin buckle, I'm ok with just nice. If it is fold-over clasp, I prefer a little bit of slack, otherwise it is quite uncomfortable.
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I'd rather a little loose than a little tight... for watches.
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Just loose enough so the watch cannot rotate fully on the wrist while on.
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Did you say dress watch!? Wow!
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I think for most it’s a personal choice, for me I wear a steel band kinda loose but on leather just alittle tighter, I wear no watch above my wrist bone
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I wear leather tighter but it expands to fit after awhile
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Talking about dress watches is a breath of fresh air!
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pinky snug under the clasp for all watches
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I have bigger hands
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I wear mine tight above the wrist bone.
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Tight
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I wear my World Time in shorts and a t-shirt like a sports watch.
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