POLL: Crown Location Preference?

[Docrwm]

Ok, so where do you prefer the crown?

[vinylgreek]

4 o'clock is my preference although all but one of mine have the crown at three (admittedly that only refers to a total of eight watches). Clearly crown location is not my primary criterion in watch selection

[Eric L.]

I don't like the crown at 4 o'clock if there is no crown guard. Sometimes the crown is kind of small and being at 4 o'clock, is too close the lugs for a good grip. One example of this is the Ocean7 LM-1. However, there are some other examples of watches without crownguards with 4 o'clock crowns which are easy to grip, because of shortish lugs, such as the Seiko Sumo or Sinn U1.

[raisedbyrats]

I prefer crowns at 3 o'clock.

For some reason, crowns at 4 o'clock irk me.

[Docrwm]

Since all of my watches have 3 o'clock crowns, I would be interested to have at least one with a crown at 4 o'clock. You forgot to mention the 9 o'clock crowns.

Now that's just plain crazy!

[Eric L.]

. . . not to mention the 12 o'clock crowns (Seiko Bullhead, for example) By the way, do 2, 6, 8, 10, o'clock crowns exist?

2 o'clock ones do exist.

See the Scorpion Reef Diver!

[lysanderxiii]

The 9 o'clock crown was ommitted.

[Token]

As usual, it all depends....

If you are winding or adjusting a watch every day [or even frequently] the 3-o'clock position makes sense [or at 9 for southpaws].

If you have a problem with crowns digging into your wrist [I don't] the 2 or 4 position is a nice feature, and it lends a bit of distinction to the styling of the watch.

For a quartz or highly accurate automatic watch, I'd like to see more 6 or 12 o'clock crowns. If you are only adjusting a watch every few weeks or months [or maybe just twice a year for daylight saving], get the darn thing right out of the way! Why not? Tradition is all very well, but not when it takes the place of a feature that's interesting, different and well thought out...

I'm just sayin'....

[wosk]

Love the 4ish placement (SKX007) makes it possible to wear the watch closer to the hand, without the crown eating into it. As the former poster said, I would love to see some more 12 o'clock crowns, especially in affordable watches.

[falcon4311]

I guess I am a traditionalist, I went with the 3:00 position.