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Is it standard to wear a wristwatch in the ED? I'm starting my EM rotation soon and plan on wearing a junker or no watch at all. What kind of watch do you wear in the ED?
You're the only person I've ever heard of, aside from myself, that gets the "wrong wrist" accusation lol.Timex Ironman. Rarely leaves my wrist. Has (most importantly) the day and date on it, so I can appear more oriented than my patients.
The thing is solid, water resistant to 100M and one will last me about 5 years, and I'm pretty rough on them. Nice backup alarm, egg timer, and most importantly, a stopwatch.
But I'm old fashioned, I guess, and have always worn a watch. Most people like to point out that I wear it on the "wrong" wrist. Not sure who came up with that convention, as it's never made sense to me, but I don't really care.
Same for me.I wear my expensive watch to work. ER medicine is really not that messy. When I need to do a dirty procedure, I take it off and put it in my pocket which is about once in 2-3 shifts.
Actually, yes. See my post above.What's a watch? Is that some sort of pre-historic cell phone?
Wear one if you're a watch person, if not, don't. I wear a watch everywhere I go.
Wear one if you're a watch person, if not, don't. I wear a watch everywhere I go.
That's the exact watch I'm wearing right now! The first Rolex I have has the green band, for the 50th anniversary, but this current one is the black. I LOVE it!
Wore a nike fuel band for the longest time and upgraded about a year ago. It never leaves my wrist. Work, sleep, shower, gym, you name it. It will prob be the last watch I ever own. I'm not a collector.
Okay, I'll be the one to address the 800lb gorilla in the room, as usual.
Wore a nike fuel band for the longest time and upgraded about a year ago. It never leaves my wrist. Work, sleep, shower, gym, you name it. It will prob be the last watch I ever own. I'm not a collector.
The right Rolex says you pay someone to do all that for you.Okay, I'll be the one to address the 800lb gorilla in the room, as usual.
A Rolex? Yeah, BUT...can it simultaneously post a selfie to Instagram, twitter and snapchat AND live blog my every meal for the whole world to see? If not, I'm out.
Ah, yeeessss. Or at least you're too busy working, making money that you don't have time.The right Rolex says you pay someone to do all that for you.
Wore a nike fuel band for the longest time and upgraded about a year ago. It never leaves my wrist. Work, sleep, shower, gym, you name it. It will prob be the last watch I ever own. I'm not a collector.
That's the exact watch I'm wearing right now! The first Rolex I have has the green band, for the 50th anniversary, but this current one is the black. I LOVE it!
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It's so versatile and timeless in black and can be worn in any environment from bathing suit to business suit.
Is it standard to wear a wristwatch in the ED? I'm starting my EM rotation soon and plan on wearing a junker or no watch at all. What kind of watch do you wear in the ED?
Shinolas are waaay overpriced. There's no way I'd pay that much money for a quartz watch! I like the fact that they're made in America, in fact I used to live down the street from their assembly shop/store in Detroit, but I can't justify dropping that kind of money on a quartz watch.
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Raymond Weil Swiss automatic. Can't go wrong with Swiss made automatics.
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