why take watch off at night?

ezra_pound

Do you take your watch off in bed? If so, why? I never do and don't get why anyone should. Just curious.

dudara

Moved from Personal Issues to the Watches forum (think that's a first for me!)

Personally, I always take my watch off at night. Stops it snagging in clothing and lets the skin underneath breathe. Stops sweat etc building up underneath.

Senecio

Last thing I do before I leave the house is put my watch on, first thing I do when I get home is take it off. Just can't wear it around the house let alone in bed.

Rubberchikken

When i owned a watch, wore it all the time, bed, shower, swimming, wherever.
Lost it 2 years ago. Never replaced it. Miss it but just can't justify cost:(

Menas

Yeah, mine comes off every night too. I suppose the reasons are:
1) If you have a metal bracelet you dont want to get lint in between the links
2) Mix that lint with a bit of sweat and you have a nice sticky goo that can be hard to shift. Sweat under a leather strap is not nice either, so taking the watch off at night allows you both to dry out a bit!
3) Comfort
4) The Mrs hates watches and would not let me in the bed with one on!
5) Its hot in bed. I dont like the idea of an expensive watch going from cold to hot every day....expands and contracts the metal workings...increases the chances of a fracture or break in one of hte parts. This is probably me over thinking things though!

ancapailldorcha

I'd be terrified of accidentally damaging mine so it comes off. I think it's good to spend a fair portion of the day without it on so taking it off at bedtime is the perfect solution.

Wibbs

I've a very small and slim by todays standards 80's Longines quartz that I sometimes forget to take off as I barely notice I'm wearing it, but that would be about it. Though one of my "tricks" for reviving early vintage quartz watches(especially the Girard Perregaux ones) is to wear it 24/7 including in the bed. You'd be surprised how many described as non working that has worked on. My theory is the teflon bearings in those take a shape if not worn for years(they're quite soft, not hard like jewels) and getting the heat into them softens them up enough for the arm movement to jog them into working again.