Short Story: It's Very Nice To Have A Very Nice Watch

“Have you”, he asked, “got a watch?” I told him I didn’t even have time to look at a watch, nor check to see if I was even wearing one. “You shouldn’t”, he said, “try to make jokes about it. Having a nice watch is important. You don’t need to wear it always – but you just have to have it. It’s very nice”. I told him there was a clock on my computer and …