What happens when you turn the clasp around?

[Daily Driver]

I have an Explorer and a 7" wrist. As a result, I have removed one link from the 6 o'clock side and have the micro adjustment at its longest point.
I find the watch is sometimes rotated further away from me than I would prefer. What difference does reversing the direction of the clasp make to how the watch wears?

[MalcolmSquare]

I have been doing the same thing on the same watch for years. It makes the watch sit a little better on my particular wrist. No difference otherwise.

[BaselTom]

Same dilemma here and was considering cutting off one of the permanent links on the 6 o'clock side to help 'center up' the clasp. Can anyone post a picture of what the result looks like? The only alternative I can think of would be to have the bracelet guru (Michael?) make one of the permanent links removable, if that's even possible.

Chicken Wrists unite!

[rocco1109]

Originally Posted by BaselTom

Same dilemma here and was considering cutting off one of the permanent links on the 6 o'clock side to help 'center up' the clasp. Can anyone post a picture of what the result looks like? The only alternative I can think of would be to have the bracelet guru (Michael?) make one of the permanent links removable, if that's even possible.

Chicken Wrists unite!

Explorer with 1 permanent link removed on the 6 side.

[FTX I]

Old trick that works fine for some people. IMO it's something absurd considering the price they ask for their products. I'm a member of the chicken wrists club as well and from now on I have no intention to get any watch without the glidelock clasp. But of course that's just me.

[ww12345]

Explorer II with one 6 o'clock link removed at RSC.

[milgauss2232]

I reversed the clasp on my black bay as well, because in the default configuration, the case slides ever so slightly away from me, and removing a line on the 6 o'clock side shifts it down too much.

Looks a little weird to people who are observant. and takes some getting used to when you are putting the watch on or removing it...but what the hell it works.

[sturgeon123456]

The world explodes don't do it

[Jhquek]

Which explorer is that. The old bracelet have a longer 6pm due to the clasp design, 4 perm links and one end link to clasp at minimum.
If it's the new 6 digits watch I suggest you play around the removable link at both 12 and 6 or do a clasp reverse for a couple of weeks before deciding to remove perm links.

Indivdivuals are different in wrist bone structure so what works for others may not be best for you.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Daily Driver

. . . What difference does reversing the direction of the clasp make to how the watch wears?

The watch begins to run backwards...