Watch wearing for accordionists - choice of hand

[vivdunstan]

I wear my wrist watch on my right wrist, and have a vague memory of an accordion teacher getting me to switch from left when I was about 9 or 10, 40 years or so ago. but not sure how reliable that memory is! Certainly having it on the right side avoids problems with the watch scratching the left bass side. I’ve heard occasionally of other accordionists doing this. Are other folks here similarly right side wearers? For those that still wear watches

 

[Giovanni]

I wear my wrist watch on my right wrist, and have a vague memory of an accordion teacher getting me to switch from left when I was about 9 or 10, 40 years or so ago. but not sure how reliable that memory is! Certainly having it on the right side avoids problems with the watch scratching the left bass side. I’ve heard occasionally of other accordionists doing this. Are other folks here similarly right side wearers? For those that still wear watches

on right hand wrist ........................for the reasons you mention

 

[debra]

I also wear my watch on my right wrist, and am very happy that we now have these "watch/activity-tracker" devices (I use the Mi Band version 3 or 4, I forget) which have no knob on the righthand side, where you cannot reach it when you wear the watch on your right hand...

 

[jozz]

No,
I have a flat Seiko dresswatch that I can keep on left. If I'm wearing my Garmin, I will normally take it off altogether. I can't stand wearing it on the right side.

 

[EMan]

When I started taking lessons in the later 50's, I was told wearing a watch on the left hand was a no-no for accordionists. I have been wearing my watch on the right ever since. I just got accustomed to it on the right hand so it's normal to me.

It's nothing but an annoyance on the left hand, colliding with the bass strap constantly.

 

[Ventura]

us Hippies don't wear no watches !

time is existential and does not matter

timing DOES however

 

[Dingo40]

When playing, I simply remove my watch altogether, replacing it when finished.
(I do the same when engaged in gardening, woodworking, home maintenance etc)

 

[Alan Sharkis]

Well, well, well! Seems that we have a bunch of lefties here, since all of you, and I, wear our watches on our right hands. I’m very happy to be in such illustrious company!

Wearing my watch on my right hand while playing never bothered me, and none of my teachers made any comment about it.

Maybe I had the wrong teachers

 

[Caps]

I normally wear my watch on the left but remove it when I play.

 

[losthobos]

I'm so stupid ...I wear on left and used to put in pocket when playing.... only realised last month I could put on my right wrist....doh....

 

[Siegmund]

I have been a left-wrist wearer all my life. Until I started playing accordion, it essentially never left my wrist.

The accordion has nudged me in the direction of wearing a pocket watch (which now requires me to wear a shirt with a pocket every day even when I'm working from home). That gets in the way of playing too -- but I can take that off and hang it on the edge of the music stand and see what time it is, and it's easier to take on/off with a clasp, rather than wearing out a wristband by opening and closing it every day.

 

[Dingo40]

I just now noticed Roland Cedermark wearing his watch on his right hand.
See here:

 

[vivdunstan]

I checked to see what legendary French musette player Daniel Colin wears watch wise. There aren’t many pictures or videos clearly showing him wearing a watch, but there are some, including this video. Right wrist.



More right hand watch wearing from him in another video too, including a very very young him with box on.

 

[JerryPH]

When I started taking lessons in the later 50's, I was told wearing a watch on the left hand was a no-no for accordionists. I have been wearing my watch on the right ever since. I just got accustomed to it on the right hand so it's normal to me.

It's nothing but an annoyance on the left hand, colliding with the bass strap constantly.

When we met a few years ago, I noticed that you did this, but I also noted that you were left handed.

For me, when I wear my watch, it is on on my left wrist and just remove it when playing but for the most part, I wear no watch (though I admit to having a really nice collection of wrist watches!). I tried wearing it on the right hand, but this becomes an annoyance because I am right handed and in school writing with a watch on was a PITA for me. My time piece is my cell phone.

 

[vivdunstan]

Seems that we have a bunch of lefties here

Not me, right handed. With a watch worn on that side. Even for handwriting which I do a lot As I say I think I switched from left handed watch wearing to right handed when I was about 9 or 10, for the accordion.

 

[JeffJetton]

I rarely wear a watch these days, but back when I did I would just take it off before playing.

I do make sure to get my vaccine shots in my right arm, even though I'm right-handed. If there winds up being any soreness, I find it's better to have it on my treble side than on the bellows-pulling side.

And I recently discovered that getting an IV line run on the back of the left hand can cause issue for some time afterward when playing, due to the strap. Lesson learned!

 

[Giovanni]

I rarely wear a watch these days, but back when I did I would just take it off before playing.

I do make sure to get my vaccine shots in my right arm, event though I'm right-handed. If there winds up being any soreness, I find it's better to have it on my treble side than on the bellows-pulling side.

And I recently discovered that getting an IV line run on the back of the left hand can cause issue for some time afterward when playing, due to the strap. Lesson learned!

Yes I agree whenever I have needed an injection or iv line , I've said i p!ay the
accordion put It in the right arm / hand , The medical team look at .me as if I'm from another planet or even worse beyond their medical help !!!!!! Ha ha it's true...

 

[Zevy]

I can't recall what I did when I wore a watch. It's been so long since I ditched it in favor of the cell.

 

[noelekal]

I've always worn a watch. I collect vintage and antique watches as one of several hobbies I pursue. I cannot endure wearing a watch on the right wrist. Makes me feel out of balance to do so. It bugs me to play with the watch on my right wrist. I simply remove the watch in order to play.

I have used a pocket watch when playing. Pocket watches are about as whimsical as accordions are to most folks.

 

[NickC]

I just started wearing my watch again. I wear it on my left hand and take it off when I play. I don't wear any other jewelry, and I would imagine that it would take me a long time to adjust to wearing it on my right.