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Inside or out?

Post by Wario406 » Mon Jun 27, 2022 2:49 pm

I notice that most folks here seem to wear their watches on the outside of their wrists.

- why?
- why not?

I used to wear min inside when I was in the military, but now that I’m at a desk most of the time it seems that wearing it outside seems more appropriate- but is the trade off worth it?


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Re: Inside or out?

Post by tattoo chef » Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:54 pm

Any watch that you spend more than $100 on should be worn on the outside. It’s a fashion piece, an accessory, and really no point of not showing off a $5000 watch if you buy one.


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Re: Inside or out?

Post by Wario406 » Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:12 pm

tattoo chef wrote:Any watch that you spend more than $100 on should be worn on the outside. It’s a fashion piece, an accessory, and really no point of not showing off a $5000 watch if you buy one.


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Re: Inside or out?

Post by BacoNoir » Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:23 pm

I wore them on the inside of my wrist when I was a kid because I saw my grandfather doing it. I've always worn them on the outside as an adult.
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Re: Inside or out?

Post by r.palace » Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:42 pm

tattoo chef wrote:Any watch that you spend more than $100 on should be worn on the outside. It’s a fashion piece, an accessory, and really no point of not showing off a $5000 watch if you buy one.


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Re: Inside or out?

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:15 pm

Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by flyskate » Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:19 pm

hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:15 pm
Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple
Underwear? You must play hard to get!! :mrgreen:
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Post by Wario406 » Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:25 pm

hoppyjr wrote:Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple
I’m stunned you don’t wear your Rolex in the shower…

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:58 pm

flyskate wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:15 pm
Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple
Underwear? You must play hard to get!! :mrgreen:
Depends.

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:59 pm

Wario406 wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple
I’m stunned you don’t wear your Rolex in the shower…

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by tattoo chef » Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:20 pm

hoppyjr wrote:
flyskate wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:15 pm
Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple
Underwear? You must play hard to get!! :mrgreen:
Depends.
Depends on the situation or you are wearing depends?
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Inside or out?

Post by hoppyjr » Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:24 pm

tattoo chef wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:
flyskate wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:15 pm
Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple
Underwear? You must play hard to get!! :mrgreen:
Depends.
Depends on the situation or you are wearing depends?
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Re: Inside or out?

Post by Wario406 » Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:28 pm

I sleep without underwear or depends, and sometimes wear a watch.
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Re: Inside or out?

Post by flyskate » Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:06 am

hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:24 pm
tattoo chef wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:
flyskate wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:15 pm
Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple
Underwear? You must play hard to get!! :mrgreen:
Depends.
Depends on the situation or you are wearing depends?
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No depends, yet lol! No underwear either. Always wear a watch! :mrgreen:
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Re: Inside or out?

Post by Wario406 » Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:08 am

flyskate wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:24 pm
tattoo chef wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:
flyskate wrote:
hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:15 pm
Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple
Underwear? You must play hard to get!! :mrgreen:
Depends.
Depends on the situation or you are wearing depends?
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No depends, yet lol! No underwear either. Always wear a watch! :mrgreen:
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Re: Inside or out?

Post by tmw » Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:12 am

Toilet paper. From the top or the bottom.
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I bought a cheap watch from a crazy man
Floating down canal
It doesn't use numbers or moving hands
It always just says now
Now you may be thinking that I was had
But this watch is never wrong
And If I have trouble the warranty said
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by Wario406 » Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:52 am

tmw wrote:Toilet paper. From the top or the bottom.
I cant speak for anyone else - but, I use TP on my bottom.

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by AtomicTom » Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:30 am

:grin:

What a fun topic Mike ! ..I wear them on the outside today. But like
Roger did, I also used to actually wear my watches on the inside of
my wrist often when I was a kid. However, I remember doing it as
a way of protecting the watch. ..I think it was because earlier on as
a kid we had Swatch guards to protect our watches. :lol: ..But all of a
sudden I didn’t on my non Swatch watch, and just thought why not
flip it around, and protect it. :salute:

But I think a lot of people did it just because it maybe felt comfortable
to them. ..In fact, I still see it every once in a while. ..As I’m sure you
do too. It’s an interesting phenomenon when you think about it to tell
the truth. :)

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by tmw » Tue Jun 28, 2022 9:35 am

Wipe front to back, or back to front. That is also an important TP question.
Stan, don’t you know the first law of physics? Anything that’s fun costs at least eight dollars”
-- Eric Cartman

“To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman

I bought a cheap watch from a crazy man
Floating down canal
It doesn't use numbers or moving hands
It always just says now
Now you may be thinking that I was had
But this watch is never wrong
And If I have trouble the warranty said
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by HapaHapa » Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:37 am

Always wear watch on the outside of my wrist. My spouse cooks a lot, so always lots of pots etc. to wash. Too much pot vs watch risk if the watch is on the inside of my wrist.

I decline to comment on the other topics. Too much information. :fro:

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by Wario406 » Tue Jun 28, 2022 10:42 am

tmw wrote:Wipe front to back, or back to front. That is also an important TP question.
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Re: Inside or out?

Post by blkgsl » Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:08 am

hoppyjr wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:15 pm
Watch on outside.

Underwear on inside

Never wear Rolex in shower

Always check for Adam’s Apple
Always good advice.

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Inside or out?

Post by Wario406 » Tue Jun 28, 2022 11:42 am

AtomicTom wrote::grin:

What a fun topic Mike ! ..I wear them on the outside today. But like
Roger did, I also used to actually wear my watches on the inside of
my wrist often when I was a kid. However, I remember doing it as
a way of protecting the watch. ..I think it was because earlier on as
a kid we had Swatch guards to protect our watches. :lol: ..But all of a
sudden I didn’t on my non Swatch watch, and just thought why not
flip it around, and protect it. :salute:

But I think a lot of people did it just because it maybe felt comfortable
to them. ..In fact, I still see it every once in a while. ..As I’m sure you
do too. It’s an interesting phenomenon when you think about it to tell
the truth. :)
Hey Tom - Thanks for joining in.

I started this thread yesterday as I was changing the bracelet to an Erica’s on my Marathon. Once changed - I had a rare and unannounced bolt of genius where I began to wonder how the watch would feel on the inside vs the outside of my wrist? Putting it on the inside was super comfy and familiar, like when you were a little kid and put on your sisters bra. It felt wrong but right all at the same time. Once the euphoria subsided, reality kicked back in and I began musing how the face of the watch would now be under constant attack by my desk and that it probably wouldn’t take very long for the bezel and crystal to look like they were beat by a jealous step child with a ball peen hammer creating a watch face that would draw cruel looks from friends and require more frequent service by the factory or AD.

I honestly don’t think I could/would want to wear any of my nice watches on the inside of my wrist - but, wearing a beater on the inside could work - depending on the chore.


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Re: Inside or out?

Post by toxicavenger » Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:05 pm

At one time I always wore them on the inside of my wrist. But I've come to realize they tend to get more abuse when more than that way. Especially on the bezel. So now I just wear them right side up.

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Re: Inside or out?

Post by hoppyjr » Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:38 pm

toxicavenger wrote:At one time I always wore them on the inside of my wrist. But I've come to realize they tend to get more abuse when more than that way. Especially on the bezel. So now I just wear them right side up.
You’re talking about underwear, right?

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