AngularJS : Clear $watch

$watch returns a deregistration function. Calling it would deregister the $watcher.

var listener = $scope.$watch("quartz", function () {});
// ...
listener(); // Would clear the watch

You can also clear the watch inside the callback if you want to clear it right after something happens. That way your $watch will stay active until used.

Like so...

var clearWatch = $scope.$watch('quartzCrystal', function( crystal ){
  if( isQuartz( crystal )){
    // do something special and then stop watching!
    clearWatch();
  }else{
    // maybe do something special but keep watching!
  } 
}

scope.$watch returns a function that you can call and that will unregister the watch.

Something like:

var unbindWatch = $scope.$watch("myvariable", function() {
    //...
});

setTimeout(function() {
    unbindWatch();
}, 1000);