Something that directs your attention here, it's tactile and its purpose clear. Yet should this noun be in dispute, it can change to a verb for legal pursuit.

First I was water, and you were my muse, On warm, windless days you'd admire the views, And then I was mineral, metal or stone, With oil and flint, you were never alone

My first part sounds like a fake, my second like an ache, Though my spelling's wrong for both, for goodness' sake. I sparkle golden in a glass and make your spirits dance, Just make sure you get me from the right region of France.

I can measure your time, but I cannot do much else. People use me to describe a figure.

I have a shift, but I do not have a job. I am often seen in offices.