One of my recommendations for students in my CFA class is to use a watch with a stopwatch. As you may know, the CFA Institute allows “Wristwatches (analog and digital) with alarms and timers silenced; however, all smart watches are prohibited “
The watch I used just two years ago isn’t currently sold. So, I went back and made a list for student convenience. There aren’t a lot of them. Prices rance from about $20 to $32 for these.
Hi. The choice endorsed by veteran test takers, CFAI, and actor Sylvester Stallone, is the Montegrappa Chaos Watch in Gold and Enamel. Not only is this watch extremely quiet, but it envelops the entire test center in an eerie and unnatural cone of silence, allowing for maximum concentration. Additionally, the watch has the ability to siphon life force from adjacent candidates, thereby fueling your own vitality and in extreme cases, bestowing the user with minor demonic abilities. The only disadvantage of this watch is that I think I heard it whisper Satanic verses once, and this noise violation would be against CFA test procedures. I’d suggest weighing this carefully against the watch’s benefits.
