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!
}
}
// call to $watch will return a de-register function
var listener = $scope.$watch(someVariableToWatch, function(....));
$scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
listener(); // call the de-register function on scope destroy
});