# Do you take your wristwatch off at night? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 20, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738 "2005-01-20T16:36:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/21 "2005-01-20T20:41:09Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Cynical Gabe, is it more than 20 degrees F? Then don’t complain! > > And taxi78cab, we’re meeting this weekend anyway aren’t we? Let’s go visit him…I may as well give him an ego now… > > He \*is \* cute. Yeah, I think Saturday’s supposed to be in the single digits here… going to CA, whatever the temperature there, sounds a LOT better than walking around the Plaza. Especially if there’s a cute guy involved. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/22 "2005-01-20T22:42:13Z")
When I get home from work I take off my watch, rings, earrings, and necklace. They all go back on if I’m going out, or when I’m going back to work, but when I’m just hanging around the house on a weeknight/weekend I don’t wear any of the above. If I ever get married I might keep my wedding band on all of the time, but it will be an adjustment. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/23 "2005-01-21T00:09:58Z")
I always take mine off at night before going to bed. Especially at this time of the year when it’s quite hot and humid. The less you’re wearing, the better. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/24 "2005-01-21T00:13:10Z")
So y’all need a ride from the airport? 😃 I can’t believe I just used “y’all” ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/25 "2005-01-21T00:19:57Z")
I take none of my four watches off when I go to bed. Yes, I wear four watches. I used to wear six. Those two were on my ankles, but they ran out of batteries. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/26 "2005-01-21T00:40:27Z")
I _can’t_ sleep without my watch on. The ticking helps me sleep. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/27 "2005-01-21T00:56:00Z")
I only put a watch on before I leave the house. Upon re-entering, the watch comes off - if not right away, eventually. I _never_ wear any watch to bed. I used to, when I was a kid, but when I took it off to take a shower once, I thought it smelled really weird, and nasty. I threw out the watch, saved the battery, bought a new one, and started the habit that I have today. It might not have been because I wore it all night, it could have been just because the watch was old and cheap and plastic, but I’m a little O-C about nasty smells. Offend once, and it’s trash. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/28 "2005-01-21T00:56:47Z")
I take mine off the second I walk in the door. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/29 "2005-01-21T01:34:16Z")
> [@Strinka](#): > > I take none of my four watches off when I go to bed. > > Yes, I wear four watches. I used to wear six. Those two were on my ankles, but they ran out of batteries. This post is good, but combined with your sig line, excellent. **Gabe** , just have the margaritas ready for us, OK, dear? Oh and a sunhat. I don’t care of it’s only 50 degrees (please tell me it gets up to at least that high in the daytime), I’m wearin’ a sunhat. I’m so tired of snow & cold weather and it’s only January. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/30 "2005-01-21T01:38:10Z")
I sleep with my watch on. I only take it off to shower or swim. I never take my wedding ring off (unless I am talking to someone really hot :)). ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/31 "2005-01-21T01:44:43Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > This post is good, but combined with your sig line, excellent. > > **Gabe** , just have the margaritas ready for us, OK, dear? Oh and a sunhat. I don’t care of it’s only 50 degrees (please tell me it gets up to at least that high in the daytime), I’m wearin’ a sunhat. I’m so tired of snow & cold weather and it’s only January. Friday’s forecast high: 54 Margarita’s are old news. A Mexican Flying Saucer is what we need. PS- Google won’t help - heres the dirt: 1 large bowl. 2-4 straws. Tropical fruit chunks. Fruit Juice. Almost an entire bottle of tequila. fun. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/32 "2005-01-21T01:55:42Z")
I don’t wear a watch at this point, but when I did I was in the habit of taking it off at night because when I was younger I cracked a watch face against a wall while asleep. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/33 "2005-01-21T02:08:37Z")
I used to take my watch off when I went to bed. But then I took it off about 4 years ago and never put it back on. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/34 "2005-01-21T02:11:11Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > Friday’s forecast high: 54 > Margarita’s are old news. A Mexican Flying Saucer is what we need. > > PS- > Google won’t help - heres the dirt: > > 1 large bowl. 2-4 straws. Tropical fruit chunks. Fruit Juice. Almost an entire bottle of tequila. fun. Tequila is _poison_, man. You trying to kill me? I drink foofy drinks only! ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/35 "2005-01-21T02:15:58Z")
I take my watch off before sleeping, showering, and sometimes typing. The holes for the spring that holds the band in on this watch are pretty worn out, so if I sleep with it on, the band tends to come off. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/36 "2005-01-21T02:48:38Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Tequila is _poison_, man. You trying to kill me? I drink foofy drinks only! Tequila straight is poison. In a MFS, it can be extraordinary. Foofy drinks can be arranged, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/37 "2005-01-21T02:55:12Z")
> [@DarkSideoftheFloyd](#): > > I _can’t_ sleep without my watch on. > > The ticking helps me sleep. :smack: I’m exactly the opposite. I have to take mine off before bed and put it on my dresser, _not_ my nightstand, or the ticking drives me absolutely insane. I can hear it through my pillow if I leave it on my wrist at night! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/38 "2005-01-21T02:58:08Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > Tequila straight is poison. In a MFS, it can be extraordinary. Foofy drinks can be arranged, of course. To further the complete hijack of this thread: Well, I’ll tell you my entire experience with tequila. I had a tiny sip, straight once, and i’ve heard stories. I think I still have scars on my esophagaus from the sip, and my ears still bleed when I think about the stories. I’m not a heavy drinker…when I go out with my coworkers I usually order one (1) White Russian. Maybe 2 if work has been particularly stressful. I \*adore \* grasshoppers, though. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/39 "2005-01-21T03:02:34Z")
My watch stays on except when in the shower or swimming. When I get out of the shower, the watch goes on before the underwear (although not on the same body part, which I mention just in case that smarty-pants {b] Shirley Ujest\*\* shows up here.) When my watch finally died after five years of nearly-continuous wear, I went to buy a new one. The clerk kindly resized the new one for me, then offered to set it. I said “Yes please, and thanks” then checked my wrist so I could tell him the correct time to set it to. I was mildly embarrassed when I realized what I’d done. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738/40 "2005-01-21T03:09:12Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I’m not a heavy drinker…when I go out with my coworkers I usually order one (1) White Russian. Maybe 2 if work has been particularly stressful. I \*adore \* grasshoppers, though. White Russians = good [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-your-wristwatch-off-at-night/285738.md?page=3)