Shopping

8 Cool Watches to Wear After You’ve Accepted You're Not Using Them to Tell Time

Bonus: They’re all under $200.

By Tanisha Pina Feb 2, 2017, 4:32pm EST

Racked has affiliate partnerships, which do not influence editorial content, though we may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. We also occasionally accept products for research and reviewing purposes. See our ethics policy here.

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

Let’s be real here. With our cell phones never far from hand, the days of needing a watch for strictly practical purposes are over (unless you have an Apple Watch, which is essentially an iPhone on a bracelet and therefore doesn’t count).

But when you think of the watch as an aesthetic accessory rather than a necessity, there seem to be more contenders now than ever — especially at the lower end of the price spectrum. The newest designs are stylish and streamlined without all of the now-unnecessary bells and whistles of their function-first predecessors. From all-over-velvet and denim (yes, really) to classic shapes with an unexpected touch of color, these are the watches of right now.

Even those abstract, numberless pieces are fair game now, since you won’t actually be counting on them to tell time. Below, find our favorite timepiece updates, all under $200.