One time, a TSA official told me "never take off your watch in an airport unless you want to lose it" -- which is how I learned that you can wear your watch through the metal detector just fine, which I've now done dozens of times.
Until a few weeks ago when a another TSA official berated me for thinking I could walk through a metal detector wearing a watch...
Until a few weeks ago when a another TSA official berated me for thinking I could walk through a metal detector wearing a watch...