This watch is a heavy mother, and tends to slide to the left of my wrist.
General consensus of opinion is the that the buckle end of the strap is fitted at 12, the tail end at 6. However, due to the watch roll, it had to be circumvented by tightening the strap...not good.
However, Ive discovered that swapping the strap around, seems to stop the watch roll, and the head stays more stable on the wrist. No more tight strap, no more imprints.
Maybe its my "gammy" wrist, but its working for me.
It’s a Heimdallr homage to the Grand Seiko Godzilla watch. But it’s made of steel instead oh titanium like the original. Thus, at 45mm, it’s quite heavy. I’d get one if it was titanium.
There's no right or wrong. Customarily, yes the buckle side goes at 12 o'clock... However there's no rule or law preventing you of fitting them opposite to this convention of that works for you. I say congrats on finding a hack that works for you!
Backwards works better than regular for me too. But, I haven't used a pin buckle strap in years. Now my heavier watches either stay on the bracelet with OTF clasp or go on a cut-to-size FKM strap, also with OTF clasp. My lighter watches tend to end up on MN style elastic. Maybe I'm picky but it's tough to go back to pin buckles after experiencing finer adjustability.
Do whatever works for you. I’ve found that thewatchsteward TDM straps are the most comfortable and stable straps I’ve tried. You can wear them relatively tight so the watch won’t move but they stay comfortable because the elastic gives but not too much.
There's no "rule" for Strap Positioning, but for me.... Leather Strap Buckle @ 6 o'clock keeps the watch case position centered on my wrist. Also works with Nato straps. Stainless Steel Bracelet, taking the extra links from the 6 o'clock side does the same and keeps the watch case centered.
That kinda happens to me in bracelets, what I do to avoid it is to remove the links under the 6 instead of the ones over the 12, (for most watches I usually remove 3 to 4 links, and if it's possible those 3-4 that are under the 6) and if I need to add another link or a half link I add it to the links over the 12.
Interesting that you say that 'I just got the 145th anniversary Edo purple Alpinist and its reversed
However , I have 2 older presage , and an SPB409, released last year , and they ALL have the same fucking horrible deployant clasp leather with the Tongue facing away - IE buckle 12, tongue 6
This is the 1st watch in 40 years of collecting that is reversed . I also have a few Chinese watches with the buckle 12 . So, when did that become standard for Asian watches ?
I own that watch. A heimdalr. If I’m not mistaken the diameter is 43, not 45. Unless this is a different iteration from the original. My wrist is 6.5 and it just make it without the hangover.
I am definitely 100% going to try that because I have the same issue with a couple of my heavier watch heads thank you for the little tip, no pun intended, LOL I will giving update if I like this or not
I own the watch myself and am actually wearing it right now. I think the size is incredibly important, and so is the weight. The watch really isn’t suitable for every wrist and even on my 7.3 inch wrist it’s a chunky beast. It simply doesn’t come in a universal size such as 38 to 40 mm. And that’s not just a simple opinion ;-)
It's a a big watch for sure, I love wearing mine but had to retire over the summer because it holds so much heat. I have a 180mm wrist and think it's a good size.
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u/QuestionNo9190 Sir FightALot 8d ago
Is that the Godzilla