As an Apple Watch owner, I was initially frustrated when I discovered that you weren’t supposed to wear an Apple Watch on the inside of your wrist. After doing some research and testing, I’m here to share my experience and how I solved this problem, as well as other solutions I discovered along the way. In this blog post, I’m going to be discussing the pros and cons of wearing an Apple Watch on the inside of your wrist and what you need to know to make sure that you’re doing it safely.
Technically speaking, you can always rotate the Apple Watch band and wear it on the inside of the wrist. However, that doesn’t mean that it’s a good idea because it’ll disrupt various sensors that are designed to work when the watch is worn properly (on the outside of the wrist.
If you want to find out more about proper Apple Watch orientation and whether you can adjust it, keep on reading this guide.
| Key Takeaways |
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| Wearing an Apple Watch on the inside of the wrist disrupts the sensors, rendering it unreliable |
| Sensors are calibrated based on wearing the watch on the outside of the wrist |
| Wearing the watch on the inside of the wrist increases the risk of getting it scratched |
| It may be less comfortable to wear the watch on the inside of the wrist for some people |
| Accidentally pressing the side buttons is more likely when wearing the watch on the inside |
| The ideal placement of an Apple Watch is on the outside of the wrist |
| You can adjust the orientation of the Apple Watch by flipping the watch face upside down |
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Can You Wear an Apple Watch on the Inside of the Wrist?
There’s nothing that stops you from wearing your Apple Watch in any orientation you want. However, if you want to make the most out of your investment, you should always wear the Apple Watch the way they’re designed to be worn, which is on the outside of your wrist.
In other words, you technically can wear the watch on the inside of the wrist by rotating the watch band until it reaches the orientation you want.
Yet, you’ll risk losing some of the watch’s capabilities and functions, especially the ones based on sensors.
Why It’s Not a Good Idea to Wear Apple Watch on the Inside of the Wrist
As previously established, there are various reasons why wearing an Apple Watch on the inside of the wrist is usually a bad idea. In this section, we’ll walk you through all these reasons:
1. Sensors Will Be Disrupted
One of the main aspects that make smartwatches superior to regular ones is that they’re capable of doing much more than telling the time.
For example, Apple Watches are also capable of giving you relatively accurate readings of your heart rate, sleeping patterns, oxygen in the blood, distance moved, calories burnt, and much more.
Most of these features mainly depend on one or more sensors for an accurate reading. In order to function properly, these sensors are calibrated based on wearing the watch on the outside of the wrist, applying a certain level of pressure on your wrists, while taking gravity into account.
Disrupting the sensors will give you inaccurate readings, rendering the watch unreliable to use, which is one of the main reasons you shouldn’t wear an Apple Watch on the inside of the wrist.
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2. The Watch is More Likely to Be Scratched
Apple Watches are designed to be worn all day long. If you have an office job that includes a lot of typing or placing your arms on a desk or a table.
By wearing the watch on the inside of the wrist, you will put your watch at the risk of getting scratched continuously, damaging the aesthetics of the watch.
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3. Less Comfortable for Some People
Of course, there are some people who believe that wearing a regular watch on the inside of the wrist is more comfortable since they only need to look at it.
Yet, when it comes to Apple Watch, you’ll need to check and interact with the watch more often, which can be quite uncomfortable if you constantly need to flip your wrist to use the watch, even to read notifications.
4. You’ll Accidentally Press Side Buttons More Often
The movement of the wrist joint may cause the skin of your hand to accidentally touch the side button.
Although this situation isn’t quite common when wearing the watch properly, you’ll be much more likely to press the side buttons or rotate the crown if you wear the watch on the inside.
What Is the Best Location of the Apple Watch on the Wrist?
The ideal placement of an Apple Watch is by wearing it on the outside of the wrist so that it rests at a distance of two fingers from your hand.
You should also tighten the watch strap for accurate sensor functionality and prevent the watch from wiggling around but not too firmly that it cuts off your circulation.
Can You Adjust the Orientation of the Apple Watch?
You can wear your Apple Watch on both wrists and flip the watch face upside down. To do that, follow these steps:
- Open the Watch App on your iPhone
- Choose the “My Watch” tab
- Select “General”, then “Orientation”
There you’ll find a variety of options that allow you to adjust the orientation of the watch face as well as the buttons.
Wrap Up
With that said, our guide about wearing Apple Watches on the inside of the wrist comes to an end.
As you can see, Apple Watches are specifically designed so that they’re worn on the outside of the wrist, so wearing them in other orientations may affect the functionality of some of the features.
However, with some modifications, you can adjust the orientation of your Apple watch so that the watch’s face is turned upside down.
