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Author:  Lordofmpower [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:23 am ]
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Hello all,
This is my first post after being a long time lurker and a long long time Ling lover :lingsrock: . When I was quite young I broke my left arm and was forced to wear my watch on my right wrist. In the 20+ years since then my right wrist has always felt better to wear my watch on. I have forced myself to wear it on my left for up to 2 months at a time hoping I would get used to it, but the second it slips back on the right wrist its home. My question is am I a social outcast :poke: , is this unacceptable to people in the know like all of you here? Let me know your thoughs, I may be forced to ban timepieces from my right wrist if I'm viewed as a full on retard for wearing it there :lol: . I'm by no means a watch expert, but I know a thing or two :wink: I don't care what Joe Blow thinks, but I would like you all's opinions. Thanks in advance, and thanks for the wonderful forum.

Jackson
Author:  Roffensian [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:37 am ]
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Nice first post :lol:

By virtue of the fact that someone is replying to the post I guess you can't be a social outcast, so no worries there.

There are a few freaks on here who wear their watch on the 'wrong' wrist, citing excuses about being left handed or some such nonsense. We're a tolerant community so while we do look down our noses at them we still try to let them hang around the place. At the end of the day they are rather an embarassment, but they're still Ling lovers, so there is some hope. :poke: :nana:

Seriously, it's your watch, wear it however it feels comfortable. My father always wore his watch on the inside of his wrist - so what.

Welcome to BreitlingSource.
Author:  bolofd [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:14 am ]
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+1 for the right wrist...I find it more comfortable and
I'm left handed so wearing it on my right will keep it from
getting scratched up.
Author:  taffytoon [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:12 am ]
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Firstly I do not understand the question? The wright wrist is Right full stop? Anybody who wear their watch on the left is just sinister in my opinion. Do not I repeat DO NOT wear your watch on the left, it is just wrong.

Hope this helps


Mart
Author:  Driver8 [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:09 am ]
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There's altogether FAR too many weird "righties" on here! That needs to be a pre-membership screening question for everyone to answer before they are allowed on here! Admin - set something up immediately to keep the odd folk out! :poke: :wink:

But there's one type of person who is even MORE odd :- those who wear their watch with the face on the INSIDE of their wrists! :shock: :wink:
Author:  drax [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:22 am ]
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Dear Lord...whatever,

Don't let Roff bully you. I've worn my watches on my right wrist for 40 years, and I plan to continue for many more years. True, we righties are a select group, but we must not act aloof and look down upon the common herd of left-wristed watch wearers. They can't help it. Anyway, welcome to our little group of loonies... :D

Steve
Author:  Roffensian [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:32 am ]
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drax wrote:
Dear Lord...whatever,

Don't let Roff bully you. I've worn my watches on my right wrist for 40 years, and I plan to continue for many more years. True, we righties are a select group, but we must not act aloof and look down upon the common herd of left-wristed watch wearers. They can't help it. Anyway, welcome to our little group of loonies... :D

Steve


You do realise that Driver8 and I are both normal watch wearers right?

And that the Banning button is just one click away...............

:wink:
Author:  drax [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:14 pm ]
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Roffensian wrote:
drax wrote:
Dear Lord...whatever,

Don't let Roff bully you. I've worn my watches on my right wrist for 40 years, and I plan to continue for many more years. True, we righties are a select group, but we must not act aloof and look down upon the common herd of left-wristed watch wearers. They can't help it. Anyway, welcome to our little group of loonies... :D

Steve


You do realise that Driver8 and I are both normal watch wearers right?

And that the Banning button is just one click away...............

:wink:


My God, Roff, you're really on a power trip, aren't you? Well, we right-wristed watchies are finally coming out of the closet, proud of our unique heritage. Ban me if you will, but you can't stop the growing surge of proud "righties," ready to take their rightful place in the wonderful world of watch wearing. Our heads are high, our right wrists are exposed -- you can't stop us.... :P

Steve
Author:  Iantheklutz [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:33 pm ]
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I used to wear my watches on my right wrist but I was struck by a bolt of lightning and the Voice of God spoke to me. He said (in the voice of Moe from the Three Stooges) "You numbskull. Wear your watch on your non-dominant hand!"

I woke up spinning around in circles on the floor uncrontrollably saying "Nyuk, Nyuk, nyuk". I looked down and my watch was on my left hand. And there is shall stay for fear that I'll get a bop on the nose. :wink:

Also, I think wearing your watch on the inside of the wrist is just so selfish! Do you REALLY not want to share the time with ANYONE else? Silly!
Author:  Lordofmpower [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:56 pm ]
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HAHA This is good news... I'm not in the same class as a Leper :nana: ... Righties Unite we are Captain Planet...wait wrong show..? Right Side Pride! thanks for not being scared to step into the spotlight guys, and thanks for tolerating us Lefties.
Author:  Jefferson [ Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:08 pm ]
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I'm a lefty but I always wore my watch on my left (dominant) wrist. I recently have ben trying to wear my watches on my right wrist so there is less chance of scratching it. I do a lot of cooking and I usually take my watch off when I do, but when I put it on my right wrist I can wear it without soiling it. ..Still, if feels weird on my right.
Author:  JAYMAN [ Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:34 am ]
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hi all i work wit a guy that wears a watch on both wrists at once, now thats odd...

ive tried it myself once while only at home way to odd for me, but did feel nice having all that money on my wrists though like a gangster whats up.........

JAYMAN
Author:  CountDuckula [ Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:10 am ]
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bolofd wrote:
+1 for the right wrist...I find it more comfortable and
I'm left handed so wearing it on my right will keep it from
getting scratched up.


This is true. When I did the B tattoo on the left wrist I had to wear the watch on the right wrist for 3 weeks. I felt very uncomfortable and very awkward. I had less control and it seemed that the watch was going to scratch anywhere.
But if you're right handed and you wear your watch on the right wrist cause you feel confortable... yeah, definitely YOU'RE A FREAK!
:)
Author:  aleister [ Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:16 am ]
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Left or right, both are fine. As long as you refrain from wearing one on each. That's just weird.
Author:  sharkman [ Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:19 am ]
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I have been left-handed my entire life. Oh sure, most of you believe that I chose to be a lefty; that being a lefty is a lifestyle. Well it’s NOT. I was born a lefty and any lefty would tell you the same thing. I can no more change my extremity orientation than the color of my skin.

Yeah the “God-fearing” folks think we lefties are dangerous and damned for eternity. Well let them sit down and tell Mom and Dad “I’m a lefty.” Yet those intolerant leftyphobs would rather put me up in a treatment center in a room next to Ted Haggard. You can’t cure someone of lefty-ness.

What are you righties afraid of?? Do you really think we will creep into you child’s school yard, tie his right hand down, and force him to play catch?

.
I’m lefty and proud!!


P’S. a thick chrono on the right hand looks strange regardless, IMO.
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