Random Rants
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Hey, I just want to say I really appreciate the IH peeps, the moderators, and the overall community and mutual respect here. Everyone wears things differently and likes different stuff, and that’s part of what makes it good.
I spent half my day bored going back and forth with someone on Reddit, not even on a watch sub, and they were telling me I’m wearing mine wrong, which is just silly. I know some people wear them higher, that’s fine. I really don’t care how anyone wears their stuff. If you want to strap your watch around your neck like a choker, go for it. I couldn’t care less.
That’s what’s so refreshing about coming here. You don’t open the page and see a bunch of people talking crap about what you posted.
Thanks!
Edit: Rant/Anti-rant
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I FUCKING hate it when people tell you how to wear something. It has fuck all to do with them. What level of arrogance must they have to believe how you wear something is better than how you choose to? All that matters is that you feel comfortable in yourself and in your peer group. End of.
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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Exactly. Wear something in a way that makes you comfortable. I wear some watches higher on my wrist, some lower. It depends on the watch.
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@Giles ok I'll ask: what was the unsolicited instruction that inspired the rant? People love giving advice, no more so than when they are exceedingly unqualified.
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@StarsSuck it was @northsouthdenimguy experience on Reddit
One post above his.
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@goosehd ah. Reddit explains it.
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@NickD some people like their watches baggy like their pants, dowhatchalike...
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not to beat a dead horse, but I will anyway. Another thing people don’t always understand is that everyone’s anatomy is different. My ulnar styloid doesn’t really protrude at all, so I actually wear my watch right on top of it rather than above it. With a larger watch, it probably looks like it’s sitting way down on my wrist below the bone, but it’s not. I can see why people wear it above if they have a noticeable protruding bone as it’s probably uncomfortable to be on it or even below it
@selveldgesteps
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@northsouthdenimguy I had to google "ulnar styloid" to make sure it was what i thought it was, and it was - the most uncomfortable part of watch wearing for me. Must be nice! Enjoy your non-protrusive wrist bone. lol. I'm one of the ones who keeps my watch high and tight on a nato strap to avoid contact.
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Yeah I heard that’s the next trend with high-end watch buyers… quick little ulnar styloid shave so the case sits flatter.
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@northsouthdenimguy LOL it was the first thing that came to my mind!
nothing I cant handle with my trusty angle grinder....
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@WhiskeySandwich Feinsaw does a way neater job then the grinder to get proper shape. Unless you can't shape with a Feinsaw then it's a skill issue....
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@GoodtimeJohnny i think its a skill AND money issue lol
OR, i could avoid the self-surgery and grind down my watch casebacks...
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@WhiskeySandwich Much much cheaper and think how much lighter the watch will feel!
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@goosehd Imagine the benefits though, with 1/2 an oz shaved off the case there's no way any regular watch wearer could beat him to a TV remote ever again. It's like cheating but smarter
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@goosehd Gotta take the advantages where you can get them! haha
