How To Measure Your Wrist Size For The Perfect Fit Of Your Watch
The fitting of a watch can be the difference between a man's life or death. If your watch band isn't snugly fitting around your wrist, there are many possibilities. Imagine that you're going to an extravagant party. You're wearing a custom tailored suit, but your watch band is large hiding your beautiful, luxury timepiece under your french cuff. You've planned your weekend getaway for a group of guys, trekking across the Moab desert and camping on a rock face. Then your watch band gets stuck on a rock while falling down a cliff. the spring pin snaps, and you watch your favourite field watch drop to pieces. In a more everyday situation, what happens if the strap of your Seiko YachtMaster is tightly woven enough to stop your circulation during a crucial board meeting? You fidget and look unprofessional.
These situations may seem excessive, but they're grounded in reality. It is important to ensure that your investment in timepieces is protected to withstand the test of the test of time.
The way you ensure that your watch band will fit your wrist is crucial to your watches durability and looking put together while at the same time. It's easy to measure your wrist to find the ideal fit for your wrist. We have Seiko YachtMaster mod for sale for you if you're interested.
Preparing for Measurement
This little DIY will require you to measure your wrist and use it as a baseline. Then , you will be able to find your wrist's size using one of the three kinds of straps. The straps you choose to use aren't identically and fit different on the wrist, but we'll break all this into pieces.
There are three types of straps or bands:
Metal Bracelet
NATO Strap
Leather Strap
A flexible measuring tape called a tailor's or seamstress's tape is the best method to determine the wrists of your. These are available in the sewing aisle of most big box stores and are also available for sale online. If you're not able to get a tailor's tape, the best alternative is to use an elongated piece of paper, or a string and a standard ruler. The measurements of watch straps are typically given in millimeters. This is why we'll utilize the centimeter-end of the ruler or measuring tape to gauge our watch straps.
Wrist Size into the size of a Watch Band
Once you have determined the wrist size and have it translated into your Seiko YachtMaster mod-sized) band. Since the watches can be worn with different tightnesses, I've selected three different types.
Metal Bracelet, or Band
Metal bands are the most fluid of the bands and are typically worn looser, to allow for easy movement all day long. Jack Mason offers a broad collection of metal bracelets. Have a look at the entire collection of metal bracelet watches. The best way to ensure you have the right flexibility with your metal bracelet is to ensure the watch face and the bracelet are one centimeter bigger than the wrist.
You can measure the size of a watch and metal bracelet you already own by wrapping the measuring tape similar to the way you measured your wrist, and then within the closed band. This will give you a pretty precise reading of the size of your metal bracelet, and you'll know whether you'll need to add or remove a link to ensure maximum satisfaction.