2 things I've notice

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by Tom.OH

The 2006 Officials manual on page 10 Pregame Responsibilities says "The LJ (4 person) /BJ (5 person) will have the correct time and all officials will synchronize their watches accordingly." Sounds like anyone can wear a watch.

Agreed - and as a LJ, I always wear one during 5-person games, in case an official (or one of the BJ's watches) goes down. Also, many R's I work under prefer to wear one, in the event of anything happening to an official or another back-up watch, so that they can keep the 25-second clock.