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Rav Moshe paskened (Igros Moshe, OC 1:111) that it is forbidden to wear a watch in a reshus harabim on Shabbos. Since I do see some men doing so anyways (in places without an eiruv), I would like to be dan lkaf zchus them. Who is matir?
Secondly, I am wondering why a watch wouldn’t be muktza altogether, even to move in a house, if it has a battery (i.e. digital display, etc.)
I’m not sure who, but i remember why!
A watch is considered a tacshit that a person wouldn’t take off to show to a friend (Look in the 5th or 6th perek of Shabbos) so therefore can carry it in a reshus harabbim
:p> mbachur <d:
canine – A battery doesn’t make something muktzah, if it is litzorech gufo oy mikomo.
With everyone having cell phones which display the time, watches are now getting to be used only on Shabbos or Yom Tov.
Rav Moshe paskened (Igros Moshe, OC 1:111) that it is forbidden to wear a watch in a reshus harabim on Shabbos.
Check again.
I seem to remember that last time we had a thread like this, the YW Editor himself closed it with the words “Ask your Rov”.
I heard one limud zechus is that people wear it more as a form of jewelery than as a tool to tell time. If it’s jewelery, then it’s permitted to wear in the reshus harabim as it is similar to clothing. If it’s a tool, then it would problematic because of carrying. Since most people have a special watch for Shabbos, that might be enough for it to qualify as a jewelery. Though I heard a Rav once say that it’s hard to tell whether it’s more jewelery or tool, and one way to answer up the safek is if the person would be willing to wear his nice Shabbos watch even if it broken and is of no use to tell time.
Canine, ask your Rov.
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