I remember from an old bad novel the assertion that a gentleman never wears a watch to bed. In this case, I think the notion was that it implied he didn't want

I remember from an old bad novel the assertion that a gentleman never wears a watch to bed. In this case, I think the notion was that it implied he didn't want to linger past the end of the cinq-a-sept. I'd be happy to tell you that I never wear a watch to bed, but that is in part because I don't have a watch.