4 stylish watches that do double duty as accessories too!

With the increasing popularity of smart phones, the need for a good old-fashioned timepiece is almost non-existent. Checking the time on your phone has become commonplace. But like clothes, jewelry and watches undergo regular style updates each season.

Now, more than ever before, wristwatches need to do more than just tell time – they need to be a fashion statement too! This roundup of stylish new timepieces cleverly blurs the lines between form and function, reviving the classic wristwatch into a must-have accessory.

Kate Spade’s latest range of watches could easily be mistaken for pretty bangles. Available in assorted thicknesses and colors, the watches are beautifully accented with gold and simple contemporary watch faces.

Fendi’s Animal Print watch ties one of the hottest prints with an unusual buckle-inspired face. The effect is so convincing that most would mistake this elegant watch as a simple chic leather bracelet instead!

Every girl should own a pair of tortoise-shell sunglasses and this Michael Kor’s Tortoise-shell Resin watch would be the perfect match. Tortoise-shell traditionally goes with almost everything making this watch suitable for everyday.

Finally, Mochino’s Cheap&Chic Scarf watch is the ultimate rework of the traditional watch. Keeping the same classic round face this unusual time-teller turns your attention to its soft printed silk strap instead. Not cheap enough for your pocket? DIY this look with A Pair and A Spare’s scarf watch DIY we mentioned here!

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