The best dress watches that look like pretty bracelets

Dress your wrist proper

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Wristwatches shouldn’t only be functional, they deserve to be so uniquely stylish that you’ll want to spotlight them just as much as a new pair of statement earrings or heels. Snag a super-chic watch with an elegant strap that can pull off as a bracelet, and you’ll see what we mean by “fashion-meets-function”.

 

Ahead, you'll find beautiful minimalist styles, watches with crystal jewel bracelets, and stunning multiple-wrap straps your wrist can't live without. Check out this incredible bevy of chic timepieces that will make you actually want to watch the time.

 

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Kate Spade Star Mini Gramercy

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This statement timepiece lends its name from Manhattan's Gramercy park, a charming neighborhood once host to writers Oscar wilde and O. Henry. It has a romantic bracelet which is composed of charming star-shaped silver gems. The versatile design is great for office attire and cocktail dressing alike.

 

£299.00 (S$545.10), from Kate Spade

 

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Movado Rondiro watch

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Featuring a stainless steel cuff with minimalist hoops as bezels, this sleek and elegant timepiece exudes femininity in the most subtle fashion given its petite size. It has a light pink face and is the perfect everyday watch for the office.

 

$999, from Farfetch

 

Versace V-flare watch

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Crafted from burgundy and gold-tone stainless steel and leather, this exquisite and luxe V-flare watch from Versace features gold Medusa charms and alphabet charms making up the brand “VERSACE” on the wrap-around strap. Opulent and modern, this stylish choice will glam up any look.

 

$1,150, from Farfetch

 

Gucci Plexiglas

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Here’s an edgier alternative to the usual bevy of pretty and dainty dress watches. This watch has a mineral-glass face that’s set with a yellow gold-tone PVD dial.  Other than its unique rectangular face, it also has a bangle that’s donned with gold spike studs. As a finishing touch, Gucci’s signature bee motif is engraved on the reverse of the band.

 

$678, from Matches Fashion

 

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Movado Amorosa watch

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Featuring a pavé diamond-encrusted detail on the bangle hinges, this sleek timepiece exudes minimalist elegance. This dainty and polished watch also has an accurate, finely crafted Swiss movement and concave titanium Museum dot on the entrancing black dial.

 

$1,431.22, from Nordstrom

 

Anne Klein watch and bangle set

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For those who like their timepieces slightly more feminine, turn to this dainty rose gold option with sparkling Swarovski crystals and mother-of-pearl dial. It features a winding twist on the ultraslim bracelet, and can be paired with two separate matching bracelets to complete the look.

 

$216.21, from Nordstrom

 

Tory Burch Gigi Bangle bracelet

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Change up your wrist look with this super sleek and unique interpretation of a bangle watch. Featuring a debossed double-T logo signature to Tory Burch,  this slender gold-plated watch comes with a set of interchangeable toprings in a variety of colourful hues for you to switch up the look of the watch as and when you feel like it.

 

$281.08, from Nordstrom