Besides keeping you updated about time, watches enhance your overall appearance and help you stand out. They can even be incorporated into your daily fashion statement by wearing either matching or jarring ones. When you're all dressed up and ready to go out, a simple TAG Heuer or Michael Kors can be the difference between whether you're casually or formally dressed. Because tacky is never the way to go, you should always opt for something in the mid-range, or perhaps high end if you like. Even better, you won't need to empty your bank account to get a decent-looking wristwatch.

With the advent of smartphones, a lot of people have continued to ponder over the need to wear or carry around an extra timepiece. While some consider it superfluous, others understand that beyond its primary function of telling us the time, wristwatches can be the golden ticket to getting that look of awe or admiration that we all secretly crave. A simple glance at your wrist can tell others much more about you than you can ever hope to divulge by way of speech.

If you belong in the category of persons who consider wristwatches nonessential, below are reasons why you should discard that thought and cop yourself some nice new wristwatches today.