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They could have put the leather strap on correctly.

If it’s on a deployant (which it looks like) then thats the way the majority of manufacturers fit them with the small strap at 6. No idea why.

[Sinnlover]

If it’s on a deployant (which it looks like) then thats the way the majority of manufacturers fit them with the small strap at 6. No idea why.

In Japan it is considered rude to have the tail of the strap pointing at someone else.
So they fit the short side at 6 so the long side points to you.
The buckles are branded this way as well.

[j111dja]

In Japan it is considered rude to have the tail of the strap pointing at someone else.
So they fit the short side at 6 so the long side points to you.
The buckles are branded this way as well.

Here it is.

Interesting point.

It is some kind of folding clasp. The strap keepers are on the six o'clock part of the strap, so the short length.

[Itsguy]

In Japan it is considered rude to have the tail of the strap pointing at someone else.
So they fit the short side at 6 so the long side points to you.
The buckles are branded this way as well.

I hadn’t heard that explanation before, but lately I’ve been wearing my vintage Seiko on leather with the buckle at six, on the grounds that it’s the Japanese way. I’ve come to prefer it, as it seems a more ergonomic way to buckle the strap, you can see what you’re doing and it’s oddly satisfying. It also looks better from certain angles, mainly to others or in the mirror.