why is it that most people wear a wrist watch on the left wrist?

Question

i have never seen a wrist watch on the right wrist

Answer 1

The traditional wrist watch with the winding crown/stem on the right side of the case is because most people are right handed (85%) and wearing the watch on the left wrist keeps it from the dominant hand where it would be more likely to get banged up. Ask a lefty who wears their wrist watch on their left wrist how often they have to replace the crystal and how scratched and dinged the case gets. It doesn't matter if you wear a Timex, but an expensive watch can really suffer.

Also, it is easier to do things with your right hand like set your watch and buckle your watch.

A left-handed wrist watch would have the crown/stem on the left side of the case and would be worn on the right wrist which would protect the watch and make it easier to adjust.

Old wristwatches needed to be wound and have the time set quite frequently. It would be easier for right handed people to do this with their right hand so they would need to wear the watch on their left wrist (unless they took it off). Working the buttons on a digital watch would also be easier with the right hand (for right handed people) but the precedent was set long ago.

Answer 2

More people are right-handed, so you don't put a watch on your right wrist, because, you use it to reach for stuffa and other tasks, you don't want the watch to get caught in something or hit something. Also, before the digital age, the watches need to be wound up. The little knob for wounding is to the right side of the watch, so it's much more convenicent to put the watch on your left wrist, so you can wound it up without taking it off.

Answer 3

I'm right handed.. and while working in hospitals, nursing homes, etc, I need the freedom of my right hand for patient care - taking pulses, etc.. I wear my watch on my left wrist, with the face of the watch more on the inside bone (thumb bottom), so I can see the time easier.. and still be able to care for the patient, while using both hands if/when need be..

Answer 4

I wear my watch on the right wrist. I am left hand handed. In this way I am not bothered by it when I am writing or using my dominate hand (left).

Answer 5

probably because most people are right handed my friend is left handed and she wears her watch on the right wrist

Answer 6

In the old days, the winder on watches that needed winding was on the right. Wearing the watch on the left hand has been done ever since wristwatches have been made. I think it's to prevent shock when using a hammer in the right hand. They are made, like almost everything else, to accommodate the right-handed hoards.

Answer 7

I wear a watch on my right wrist... but that is bacause I'm Left handed... and it's easier to write..

Answer 8

actually it all depends if you are right or left handed. I am right handed and because I don't want to rub my watch on my wrist when I right I wear it on my left hand. If your left handed it is more comfortable to wear it on your right wrist.

Answer 9

Most people are right handed...they put the watch on with their right hand...that is why you see watches on the left arm

Answer 10

most people are right handed. they don't want to be bothered by the watch they are wearing while they write.

if you notice, most left handed people will wear their watch on their right wrist.