Discussion [George FMDOGE034] I bought this $13 Walmart watch as a test run because it has very similar dimensions to a watch I’m considering getting. It sits kind of weird on my arm. Is my arm shaped weird or is it due to something about the sizing?
I haven’t been a watch wearer, but I recently learned a bunch of stuff about watches and got excited. The watch I’m considering is a pre-owned Tissot Le Locle.
I don’t know if the picture really makes it clear. The watch rests kind of toward the far side of my arm and the dial is angled away from me. I have to lift my elbow higher and twist my wrist further down than is really comfortable to get the dial facing me close enough to straight. I tried a Casio f91w and it really shifted over to that far side of my arm too, but I assumed that that was because it was too small for me. Now I think I just have a weird shaped arm. The strap is relatively tight.
What do you guys think? The effect was less pronounced with the bigger watch (40 mm). Maybe an even bigger one would help more?
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u/Meow-The-Jewels 6h ago
If you want it to be comfortable it's going to have to be able to move on your wrist
If you have both your hands just use your other one to adjust your watch sometimes if you don't wanna twist your arm so much
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u/Pit-Viper-13 6h ago
Is the Tissot you are looking at on a bracelet?
If it is, manipulating links from one side of the clasp to the other side to get the clasp centered on the back of your wrist may help with this issue.
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u/flavorburst 6h ago
The handwarch cult is going to come for me, but the watch is going to look more natural closer to your hand. It might be in the "correct" place but to me it just looks like it's too far up your arm.
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u/RhubarbAfter4008 5h ago
This happens to me with all straps, pretty much. You can seldom find a strap where the buckle sits in the right spot to pull your watch to center.
I mostly wear metal bracelets where you can adjust the clasp to compensate and make it ride right. Combination of that, and just preference for metal.
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u/Dollar_short 3h ago
that is typical for me also. i have found that if i tighten the strap, more than i like it, it doesn't do that.
when i got into watches i had never worn any. so i also bought a few from walmart. i found that a 50mm was good for my 8". i am wearing a 42mm now its basicaly perfect on my 7". btw, i returned the walmart watches.
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u/Msimanyi 6h ago
This is most likely the result of the strap fitment on your arm. You need the 12 o'clock side to be longer and the 6 o'clock side to be shorter.
It may be that you need a custom strap made to fit you perfectly, but my guess is one of the mainstream strap resources can piece together what you need. That could range from $25 - $200 or higher, but you can probably find a really nice strap for around $100.
BTW, this is much more common on a bracelet, as people - even watch store sales reps and techs - seem to think the goal is to center the visible logo of the clasp on the underside of the wearer's wrist. That's guaranteed to have the watch doing exactly what you're complaining about, and the solution on a bracelet is to get the bottom of the clasp that touches the wrist to be centered on the underside of the wrist. In my case, that puts the logo closer to the 6 o'clock side of my wrist, but it lets the watch comfortably ride centered on the top of my wrist.
Edited to add: what size is your wrist and what are the dimensions of that watch case?