“My father was once by Rav Chaim and his gabbai Rav Amar came into the room wearing a watch. Rav Chaim motioned to him, and he smiled and put it into his pocket. Take from that story what you will.”
That Rav Chaim wasn’t terribly makpid, if he didn’t have a problem with his own gabbai wearing a watch, just not in his presence. I’m sure Rav Elyashiv didn’t remove his own watch when Rav Chaim was in the room.
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