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בְּתַכְשִׁיטִין, יֵשׁ גַּם כֵּן דְּבָרִים שֶׁאָסְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה לָצֵאת בָּהֶם בַּשַׁבָּת לִרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים. יֵשׁ תַּכְשִׁיטִין שֶׁאָסְרוּ לָאֲנָשִׁים, וְיֵשׁ תַּכְשִׁיטִין שֶׁאָסְרוּ לַנָשִׁים, וְהַיְנוּ תַּכְשִׁיטִין שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָחוּשׁ שֶׁמָּא תְּסִירֵם לְהַרְאוֹתָן. וְעַכְשָׁו נִתְפַּשֵּׁט הַמִּנְהָג לְהַתִּיר, וְהַפּוֹסְקִים כָּתְבוּ טְעָמִים לָזֶה. וִירֵא שָׁמַיִם יֵשׁ לוֹ לְהַחְמִיר עַל עַצְמוֹ (עַיֵן שֻלְחָן עָרוּךְ סִימָן ש"א וְסִימָן ש"ג). וּבִפְרָט יֵשׁ לִזָּהֵר, שֶׁלֹּא יֵצֵא אִישׁ בְּטַבַּעַת שֶׁאֵין עָלֶיהָ חוֹתָם מְפֻתָּח (עַיֵן תּוֹסֶפֶת שַׁבָּת סִימָן ש"ג סָעִיף קָטָן ל"ט). וּמִכָּל שֶׁכֵּן שֶׁלֹּא יִשָּׂא אֶצְלוֹ כְּלִי הַשָּׁעוֹת (שָׁעוֹן) (אוהר, זייגער), וַאֲפִלּוּ קָשׁוּר בִּרְבִיד הַזָּהָב שֶׁהוּא נוֹשֵׁא עַל צַוָּארוֹ וְהוּא תַּכְשִׁיט. אֲבָל כְּלִי הַשָׁעוֹת (שָׁעוֹן) הַמֻּנָּח בְּתוֹךְ הַכִּיס, הֲוֵי מַשָּׂא [מַמָשׁ] וְאֵין לוֹ הֶתֵּר.
There are certain ornaments that our Sages of blessed memory forbid to be carried on Shabbos in a public domain. Some ornaments are forbidden to men and some ornaments are forbidden to women. For example, jewelry about which there is reason to be concerned that the woman might remove in order to show it to someone [is not permitted.] Now, the prevailing custom is to permit it, and the authorities wrote reasons for this,4One of the reasons is, that according to many poskim, our streets are not a public domain, but rather a karmelis, for we do not have 600, 000 people (daily) passing in the streets (cited in Shulchan Aruch 303: 18.) We do have this number of people in the streets of our large cities, however, and thus may not be able to rely on this view. Others cite the reason as being that since so many women will continue to do so, it is better that they do so in a state of unawareness rather than to do so knowingly and willfully. but a God-fearing person should be strict regarding this. A man should be careful5This also applies to a woman with an engraved signet ring. [See Shulchan Aruch 303: 18.] not to go out with a ring on which there is no engraved seal,6Some are meikil, as with other jewelry, but a pious man should not go out of the eiruv wearing any ring. [Mishnah Berurah 303: 65, Rabbi Akiva Eiger] and he should certainly not wear a watch, even if it is attached to a gold chain that he wears around his neck, which is a piece of jewelry. But the pocket watch [is certainly considered] a burden,7The watch, even though it is attached to an ornamental gold chain, is a burden and not an ornament, since it is in your pocket and cannot be seen. The Aruch Hashulchan 301: 62 is stringent even if it can be seen. As to wrist watches, see Igros Moshe 111 and Chelkas Yaakov Vol. 1: 89. and is not permitted.8This is prohibited de’oraisa. [Chayei Adam 56: 2 and Divrei Chaim (2: 33). See Biur Halachah 301: 11. [The Shoel Umeishiv Vol. 1, 3: 31 says it is prohibited Rabbinically.]
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא שנאמר הליכות עולם לו אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות (נדה ע"ג.)