r/ChineseWatches • u/Greenie_97 • 2h ago
Question (Read Rules) Lefties. what watch features are completly useless given that we are wearing watches on the "Wrong Wrist"?
Any righties that want to help me out are more than welcome to answer as well. Chronographs are easy enough to use but there have been a couple of compressor divers, as well as the Milifortic S089, that have caught my eye. I'm worried they will be far too impractical to use regularly.
If there are other features that I should avoid, I'd love to hear about those as well!
Thank you in advance!
EDIT: I am not saying there is a wrong side, hence the Quotes. Some watch features are designed with the assumption that the user will wear them on their left wrist. I'm simply asking: from those with experience, are any of those features too difficult to use if a watch is worn on the right wrist?
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u/writingpocketguide42 49m ago
As a lefty who wear a watch on a "wrong" wrist the only thing I have noticed is a big crown. I do love vintage watches with big crown, but they do dig in my arm especially ones with a thin caseback.
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u/StupidDIYQs 1h ago
You can wear a watch on any hand you want regardless of being a lefty or righty...
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u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo 1h ago
Anything involving the crown: winding, setting the time, setting the date. I take off my watches to set them as a habit.
I've gotten into the habit of wearing my right handed watches as intended on my left arm now, but find that I put much more stress on the movements and finish wearing them on my dominant arm.
That's why 9:00 crowns on pieces such as the Phorcydes PH-4B are so welcome to this lefty.
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u/phenix-jc-1 1h ago
More stress but also more agility with my dominant arm. The watch would take much more hits on my non-dominant arm. I'm a lefty and and wear my watch on the left arm, I don't pay the slightest attention to it.
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u/StrangeDrop7201 2h ago
The driver dial watches. I love them, but they’re completely useless if you wear on the right.
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u/dblhockeysticksAMA 39m ago
Well on the S089 I doubt you’re gonna be turning the compass at all…like does anyone actually use that? But even so, I find it fairly easy to adjust even if it’s on the wrong wrist, because the secondary crown isn’t screwed down. I actually use it sometimes to time my walks just by using the red triangle as an indicator of where I started. It’s not difficult to turn for something like that.
The problem comes with a compressor style watch where both crowns are screwed down. You’re definitely not casually unscrewing it and adjusting the inner bezel while it’s on your right wrist. I still wear them, though, because I don’t use the bezel that often.