Last night during the telecast, I was only able to spot one watch on a female wrist.
It marked the first time that many consumers actively thought about owning more than just one watch.
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One watch that I had the pleasure of designing that surprised me was the first Emporio Armani model, which is still a popular seller.
Time is indicated by chimes, and rather than hands, intricately enameled dials depict a girl chasing a kite across Paris on one watch, while a love-struck man watches a shooting star over the Eiffel Tower on the other.
Which leaves only Rolex, an unstoppable force that holds 25% of the high-end market with basically one watch, the Oyster, while keeping the company's inner workings almost completely hidden behind a gold-clad fortress in Geneva (see "As Tight as an Oyster").
If we have to watch an actor expire for two hours, Redgrave is the one to watch, and Meryl Streep, playing the long-ago bride, now grown old, has a fine moment, too, lying in bed with Redgrave as the two women look at the past and compare marriages.
But, as one G20 finance minister said to me privately this week, "it's one to watch".
And after that, a lot of good judges marked her out as one to watch.
His attacks on the coalition's competence earned him the reputation of being uber-competent himself and 'one to watch'.
One to watch out for: Barcelona, made by an American living in Spain.
The earnings potential and the overall growth story make this one to watch.
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Actually it was just another nail in the coffin, but one to watch out for in transactions of more substance.
So its stock is one to watch as the market and the economy starts to get back to a firmer footing.
Shrinking public spending will make GDP figures look awful, but we must remember private sector GDP is the real one to watch.
The teenager will get paid to make every tournament she plays the one to watch--whether it be a men's or a women's event.
Now, although the pitches are a team effort, considering their track record, I think that Derrick Jones may be the one to watch.
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The acquisition of gdgt is one to watch because the tech gadget and product review site does a terrific job of serving consumers.
One to watch is the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill from Vince Cable's BIS department - where intra-coalition tensions could appear clause by clause.
But the concept of development of IP rights is going to be one to watch in this, as well as any, big public funding project.
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So while Superman: Unbound is a fine piece of character-driven action entertainment, the next feature will be the one to watch for signs of the future.
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One must watch the whole thing to get the message.
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Solar is one to watch, with dropping costs and potential to keep Europe's lights on if a Mediterranean grid can be built to match the planned North Sea one.
As Peter Hahn of the Cass Business School in London points out, a bank that suddenly increases its market share, or expands its balance-sheet, is usually the one to watch.
And it will be an interesting one to watch.
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The takeaway from this mishmash of data, other than employment is not the only macroeconomic indicator one must watch: appreciate those pockets of strength not only company to company, but within companies as well.
The latter number is the one to watch.
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One to watch for 2013: the Chinese renminbi.
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True, that made for some interesting moments during which one could watch Armstrong, in real time, mentally feeling out the boundary between what he was willing to admit and where he still felt compelled to obfuscate.
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