Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

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I have been working m/s for almost 2 weeks and have noticed that so many of the nurses I work with wear either the Micheal Kors watches or coach watches. You wonder how I get close enough to notice this, but if you know the watches they are unmistakeable. I also notice that most of them wear their ginormous wedding rocks and since I am a newbie fresh out of nursing school, of course I leave my rock at home, but I was just wondering and polling you random nurses if you would risk wearing a very expensive timepiece or your wedding rings to work all day? Being so new, to me it screams INFECTION!!! lol. I wear my little old nursing school watch and feel so plain next to all the bling on the floor....

Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
I personally insist on wearing my 50,000 dollar genuine Rolex everywhere. Also, my driver takes me to work every night in a limo because in certain circles, it's taboo to be seen driving yourself anywhere.

Thanks for the laugh. I really needed it. I've been banging my head against the Alamo trying to get admitted to University of TX RN-BSN completion. I think they can tell I'm a Yankee.

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In the good? Huh?

It makes me feel old when I can't tell if somethings a typo, or some new fangled slang I'm not familiar with.....

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I wear my Esquire watch to work because I like it and it's the only watch I own. I find nurses watches annoying (the pinned-on dangly ones) and in ICU or Emerge I don't always have time to look around for a clock.

I wear my wedding rings because they are special to me, and if I'm having a bad day & they catch my eye, they make me smile because of what they represent.

I don't mind or care what other people wear to work. To each his (or her) own.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

For those of you who can easily afford to have expensive watches and rings, it doesn't bother me a bit that you might wear them to work (except for the infection control aspect). But I see SO many nurses at work and here on allnurses who worry about money ... who don't think they will be able to retire comfortably ... who complain about not having enough money to pay much towards their kids' college ... or struggle to pay down their own mortgages and student loans ... etc. .... that it makes me sad to see THEM wearing the designer stuff, going on expensive vacations, buying fancy cars, etc. It seems they can't make the connection between their lavish spending habits and their lack of money for the big things of life.

As for me ... my net worth is a little over $1 million ... and I am looking forward to a comfortable retirement sometime in my early to mid 60's. If I never worked another day, I would have to live a very modest lifestyle, but I would survive. That gives me a sense of comfort and freedom that is hard to explain. The only watch I own cost me about $35.

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It makes me feel old when I can't tell if somethings a typo, or some new fangled slang I'm not familiar with.....

I'm going to take a stab at the idea that it was supposed to be "in the hood", in which case the "homeboys" reference smacks of racism. Oh well.

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As for me ... my net worth is a little over $1 million ... and I am looking forward to a comfortable retirement sometime in my early to mid 60's. If I never worked another day, I would have to live a very modest lifestyle, but I would survive. That gives me a sense of comfort and freedom that is hard to explain.

I hope this does come to pass for you. Unfortunately, there are MANY who planned comfortable retirements who lost that dream when the economy/stock market bottomed out during their investment time....and they lost the bulk of 401ks and other investments.

Hope you're not one of them, but also hope you have sympathy for those who DID invest wisely...but still came out on the losing end. Not all those who work late into life are doing so because they lived lavishly.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
I have been working m/s for almost 2 weeks and have noticed that so many of the nurses I work with wear either the Micheal Kors watches or coach watches. You wonder how I get close enough to notice this, but if you know the watches they are unmistakeable. I also notice that most of them wear their ginormous wedding rocks and since I am a newbie fresh out of nursing school, of course I leave my rock at home, but I was just wondering and polling you random nurses if you would risk wearing a very expensive timepiece or your wedding rings to work all day? Being so new, to me it screams INFECTION!!! lol. I wear my little old nursing school watch and feel so plain next to all the bling on the floor....

I guess I don't understand why a $300 watch is more susceptible to infection than the $10 one you bought at Target. If I had a $300 watch and it was water resistant, I'd probably wear it to work. As long as you can clean it, why not? It's not as if I'm more at risk of damaging it at work than I am at home. My DH wears the Rolex his mom bought him for college graduation all the time. (He's a nurse, too.)

As far as the wedding rings -- they were blessed by the priest when we were married. I wear them all the time -- not for the "bling" (although there's not that much of a bling factor), but because they have sentimental value. I was raised to believe that you don't take your wedding rings off. None of my relatives ever did -- aunts, uncles, grandparents or parents. I took my rings off when I went to the OR for my cancer surgery, and my husband held them until I was through the surgery.

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Specializes in MDS/ UR.

Can't say I really care about anyone's watch or ring value or purse. If it's your thing have fun.

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Specializes in Medical Surgical.

"I personally insist on wearing my 50,000 dollar genuine Rolex everywhere. Also, my driver takes me to work every night in a limo because in certain circles, it's taboo to be seen driving yourself anywhere."

This is the second time after reading AN that I have literally laughed out loud!

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Specializes in Public Health, Women's Health.

I wear a giant g-shock male watch, it was left behind by an ex and I didn't have one. Free $100 watch and you bet I wear it. It's also waterproof so it can take a dip in some diluted bleach. If it wasn't for that I'd buy the cheapest. I don't even really know what type or brand my coworkers wear because I don't really care to look or care at all.

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Specializes in orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes.

I have a Relic I got at kohl's with kohl's cash. I have a nicer Seiko, but, for sentimental reasons don't wear it to work. I would be upset if something happened to it. If I had a Patek, I would wear it ALL the time :yes:

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I wear a metal hinged bangle watch with a huge easy to read face. It easily slips into my pocket if I'm facing something messy and also cleans easily with alcohol or bleach water. I paid $2.99 each for 5 of them at a local department store sales rack. No worries if I lose one or need to throw one out.

I was taught in school to avoid wearing rings r/t infection control (and also fake fingernails!), so I am always surprised to see people sporting their bling.

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