Apple Watch isn't for Lefties!

You could wear it on your left wrist.

 

Are we saying the lefties don't use their right hands at all?

 

One of the hands on reviews said that the software will allow a lefty orientation during setup. It does look like the watch is symmetrical aside from the crown and button, so hope this is the case.

 

Has absolutely nothing to do with dexterity. If I wore a watch on my left hand, it would snag on everything, and I'd beat the hell out of it. Most people wear watches on their non-dominant hand just so they don't get in the way.

 

I'm left handed and I've always worn my watch on my left wrist. It actually feels unnatural otherwise.

Putting that aside, hopefully they have a configurable option in the software for this.

 

maybe it will be reversible? the buttons would be the other way around.. but it seems like a decent way to solve the issue.

 

Roland. I take it you live in a home without any doors. You buy special scissors at a special store. You love McCartney and you hate Lennon.

 

Folks, they're going to solve this one with software and the removable bands. Put it in lefty mode, reverse the bands, and now the crown is on the side that you need it to be.

Not sure why everyone is freaking out about this.

 

Am I the only left-handed person that wears a watch on the left wrist?

 

I'm right handed but I'd have to wear it on my right wrist and the fact the crown is on the right hand side does spoil it for me a bit. Will have to try and get use to having a watch on my left wrist.

 

Just flip the Watch display upside-down, and it auto-magically becomes a left-hander's watch that can be worn on the other wrist.

It's probably just a mode in the Watch Settings.

The straps probably easily reverse as well.

 

I would wear it on my right hand. It seems like you can use it as is if you can just spin the dial with one finger, and your wouldn't cover up the screen by doing so.

 

If you wear the watch on your right hand, how are you going to use the writing feature? Some comments are just ignorant. The lefty or southpaw feature better allow the watch to work upside down. True lefties need to use the watch on their right wrist. Lefties who have adapted to society and wear a watch on their right wrist need to be acclimated to the left.

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I hope that's the case.

 

Apple Insider confirmed it. No worries.

 

Nope I do too. But I'm mixed up, I play my drums right handed but guitar left handed, of an I'm right footed, some days lol.

 

Yeah it will be I am sure. Flip it over swap the bands. Done. the scrollydodad will just be on the bottom instead.

And

 

Please Stop

Please stop creating these moronic threads—the watch and bands are reversible for lefties.

 

It does work for lefties.

You can choose orientation.

The straps can be swapped, putting the crown on your left when it's on your right wrist.

You should consider reading more info about unreleased products before freaking out.

 

I think adding a crown was a great idea for a smart watch. It makes it look less techy and familiar. However, I thought they screwed up by not placing it in the center. Had it been centered with a button on each side, a software patch could be developed and it would be exactly the same for wearers on either hand. When designing a crown to make it look more traditional, why not opt for the traditional placement that would both look better and wouldn't change based on hand orientation?

 

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/09/09/apple-watch-interface-orientation-choice/

You Apple haters are almost as funny as the die hard Apple fanboys

 

All bow to the all knowing Drewsf1 who was born knowing every obscure unmentioned detail all you pedestrian keynote watchers should already know.

 

I'm left-handed, and I wear my watch on my left wrist too.

 

More practical than bowing to ill-mannered dismissive people: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=19610918#post19610918