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The phrase "on the watch" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to mean that someone or something is paying close attention to something, as in "she kept a keen eye on the children, always on the watch for any signs of trouble".
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on the watch
adjective
Alternative form of on watch
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American peanut-butter makers are always on the watch for them.
Put on the watch.
So, in one sense, the false image on the watch face doesn't fool them at all.
Force Touch This is one of the most exciting interface innovations on the Watch.
I was on the watch for them.
On the Watch, Siri is great.
"That's what we're on the watch for".
An engraving on the watch, "To Frank and desert nights.
Authorities were on the watch for price gouging.
"This happened not on the watch of Bernard Hogan-Howe.
Uber and Shazam have apps on the watch.
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