Exiled Martian
Was young I couldn't do good, now I can't do Bad
Why did Walt take off his watch and put it on the pay phone in the finale?
This was answered on Talking Bad... because intially they didn't shoot Walt with the watch when they originally shot the Denny's scene, before they had the idea for Jesse to give Walt the watch, so they had to show him taking it off before entering the diner in the new scene.
(If you cast your mind back, Jesse gave Walt that watch in the first place)
Practical explanation: way back when, they did a promo where walt was not wearing a watch at the breakfast where he made the 52 with bacon so for the sake of continuity, they had to find a way where he dumped the watch.
Artsy explanation: symbolic of walt's time coming to an end
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