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Total Wearing Height and Cuff Clearance: A New Measurement Standard and Comfort Axis 5 of the Watch Fit Geometry Framework

Authors: Preston, Timothy;

Total Wearing Height and Cuff Clearance: A New Measurement Standard and Comfort Axis 5 of the Watch Fit Geometry Framework

Abstract

This paper introduces two new geometric contributions to the Watch Fit Geometry Framework. First, the Total Wearing Height (TWH) is formally defined as the complete vertical envelope of a wristwatch on a wrist: TWH = T + CT + WD, where T is strap thickness, CT is case thickness, and WD is wrist depth. Second, Comfort Axis 5 — Cuff Clearance — is proposed, formalizing the geometric relationship between TWH and available cuff clearance: TWH ≤ CD − ε_cuff, where CD is cuff internal diameter and ε_cuff is a comfort margin. The paper demonstrates that the common watch reviewing phrase "slides under the cuff" is geometrically imprecise — it conflates at least four independent variables (CT, T, WD, and CD) into a single subjective observation. Comfort Axis 5 replaces that phrase with a precise, measurable constraint. Five open problems are identified: a CD dataset, ε_cuff empirical validation, WD measurement standard, bracelet-specific TWH geometry, and dynamic cuff clearance during wrist flexion. Both TWH and Comfort Axis 5 are designed to roll up into the forthcoming unified Watch Wearability Framework. Related publications: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20447375 (Axis 1), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20449108 (Axis 2), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20514259 (Axis 3), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20496426 (Fit Vector), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20496410 (Framework), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20514293 (Comfort Framework v1).

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