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Those who wear the watch on the right wrist

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edsel12

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Hello all,
I am thinking of getting a watch and since I am left handed I like to wear my watches on my right wrist. I went to Best Buy to try one on and it seemed like it will take some getting used to having the knob and button where it is.

Do you guys/gals who wear it on your right wrist like the button placement and get used to it?

Thanks all !
 
I set it to left handed and the crown is facing my fingers (right hand). Only difference than a right handed person is the crown is at the bottom instead of top. Works very well for me. No issues.
 
I am right handed, but cannot wear a watch on my left. Initially I was wearing the AW with the crown facing my elbow, not optimal for operating the crown. Flipped it to have the crown towards the wrist and down and it works well even for a right handed person. Learning to scribble left handed is fun.
 
I am left handed too and that is how I wear it. I set it up that way and have worn it that way from the start so there was nothing really to get used to other then wearing and using the watch itself.
 
Ha...I am partially right, partially left handed. Confused-dextrous is how I describe myself. Anyway...

I have been a mechanical watch aficionado for decades and wear my watch on my left wrist. I am not willing to give up my mechanical watch habit, so I'm wearing my Apple Watch on my right wrist. It looks a little geeky to some people, probably, but I view it as a fitness wearable and I wouldn't have any trouble wearing a FitBit or Mio or Garmin or whatever on my other wrist, so I'm cool with this and that's what matters. Anyway, to answer your question, I've left the watch totally as shipped - crown facing my right elbow rather than my right wrist - and it works for me. But I may be an extremely poor data point, given my semi-ambi preferences.

One advantage of having the crown facing "up" your arm is that all the haters who are posting in the thread here about the horrific red crown on the LTE version won't ever see the red dot!!! :D
 
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I'm left handed and have my AW on my right wrist and have had no issues with the placement of the button and crown. I also have the crown facing "up" if that makes a difference.
 
TravisPNW said:
Weird.

I'm left handed... and wear it on my left wrist... buttons on right side.

I also batted right handed in high school.
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Same here! Also strum guitar right-handed. And bowl with either hand lol. Wearing the Apple Watch on my left wrist feels better, but I’ll admit that scribbling would be easier if it was on my right wrist.
 
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edsel12 said:
Hello all,
I am thinking of getting a watch and since I am left handed I like to wear my watches on my right wrist. I went to Best Buy to try one on and it seemed like it will take some getting used to having the knob and button where it is.

Do you guys/gals who wear it on your right wrist like the button placement and get used to it?

Thanks all !
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I wear my watches on my Right Wrist and have the digital crown on the left.
 
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Im lefty and wear all my watches on my right wrist. I wish I had the choice like I do with my Apple Watch to wear my watches on my right wrist with the ability to switch the crown.

So the setting I entered and was so happy for the option is wearing the watch on the right wrist and crown on the left side.

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DougFNJ said:
Im lefty and wear all my watches on my right wrist. I wish I had the choice like I do with my Apple Watch to wear my watches on my right wrist with the ability to switch the crown.

So the setting I entered and was so happy for the option is wearing the watch on the right wrist and crown on the left side.

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I’m a lefty too but I just can’t get used to wearing my watch on my right wrist. Feels really weird.
 
DougFNJ said:
Im lefty and wear all my watches on my right wrist. I wish I had the choice like I do with my Apple Watch to wear my watches on my right wrist with the ability to switch the crown.

So the setting I entered and was so happy for the option is wearing the watch on the right wrist and crown on the left side.

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I wear mine just like this, no problems at all. Tried putting the crown on the other side but I hated it.
 
swarlos said:
I’m a lefty too but I just can’t get used to wearing my watch on my right wrist. Feels really weird.
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Up until I got my Apple Watch I was the same way, now I wear it on my right wrist exclusively without issue. Apparently you put a watch on your non-dominant hand so it helps lessen the chance of you smacking it into things, like door frames and whatever else I can manage to hit.
 
I'm right handed, wear my Watch on my left wrist...but I wear it with the crown/button on the left side of the watch. It's better for phone calls, especially when wearing a coat, and I think it protects the crown more. I use my thumb to control the crown.
 
Left handed. Crown on right side. I tried to wear it with the crown facing out but the crown being on the bottom was very stressful. LOL
 
I'm right handed, but have always worn all watches, even before smartwatches, on my right arm. My Apple watch has the crown towards the elbow. I cradle my left arm around the top of the watch to operate it and I don't think its any worse or better than any other motion.
 
I'm a lefty and have been wearing watches on my right wrist for about 20 years since the beginnings of carpal tunnel in my left hand. It's no problem for me. I have the crown facing elbow. Of course I've only had the watch for 24 hours too.
 
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I often feel uncomfortable if I wear my Watch in one wrist for too long, unless I am sleeping. So I often swap between right and left wrist to relax the other one. Writing using left hand has a lot of fun indeed.
 
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I'm right handed, but have always worn watches on my right arm (30+ years). Started as a kid and now it’s a habit, no changing it at this point.

I was so happy that Apple Watches can be customized to any orientation. Apple has always been great about accessibility features in general. I wear a S3 on my right wrist, crown on the bottom left. It works great for me.
 
I’m left handed with m.s. illness

I haven’t yet decided which wrist will be used for se1 delivery tomorrow

Think i’ll Manage possibly either wrist though time will tell
 
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