Wear in good health?

[turboGUATE]

I love to hang around watch related forums, but since english is not my first language, I always ask myself why everybody say "wear in good health" when they congratulate someone on their time piece....

Could anybody explain the term?

Cheers and have a nice weekend!

[freddy333]

Wishing someone good health is pretty much a universal theme often tied to good fortune or anything that denotes wealth like the purchase of a new house or the birth of a child. How it got tied to watches I do not know.

And English IS my 1st language & there is often no logical explanation for many of the phrases people concoct with it.

[Ztech]

Wear it in good health = Live long and prosper. Spok style.

[AMK000]

Well ... for reps ..it can also mean ... "wear it and pray that it will not be broken".

Just kidding

[bwhitesox]

LOL I hear ya AMK000

[Guest carlsbadrolex]

How about, "Dont get hit by a bus while wearing it... as it would be a waste of a perfectly good watch!"

[doc savage]

It's just a dumb thing to say that doesn't mean anything; kind of like "live strong", "girl power", or "go lakers".

[coolfire]

Well ... for reps ..it can also mean ... "wear it and pray that it will not be broken".

Just kidding

[turboGUATE]

Thanks everyone. I just LOL at the different perspectives (specially about reps, sooo true AMK000).

I guess it's a good thing to wish well to someone, speacilly if you relate in someway (like being a fellow member) but I also agree with Doc S when we say something just for the heck of saying something (not like Klink in RWI, he seems like he's just saying blahblah but he really is giving a message in a bottle).

Anyways, I'm just talking my head out with nothing important. Nevermind me.

Cheers to all.