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You can never own too many watches — ever. Sure, you only really need one watch to tell time, but different outfits and moods should determine the different style of watch you will wrap around your wrist that day. No details should go unnoticed. Power suit for that important meeting you have this afternoon? Be sure to wear your formal watch. Sporty attire for a day of shopping? Grab the leather cuff one for fun. Lots of detail in your ensemble? Choose the one that is understated and will go with anything. Your watch for the day should match the overall theme of your outfit, and it is not an incidental but rather a very important part of your wardrobe.

When you own a lot of watches, a lot of upkeep is required. Watches die, and the more you have, the more you have to keep an eye on whether it even works or not. You’ll own some watches that you seldom wear. These are the ones that limit you and can only be worn with very specific types of outfits. And they always seem to be your coolest ones. Then you decide to wear one of them. It goes perfectly with your new funky outfit, and you can’t wait to sport your conversation piece around your wrist.

And then it happens. Someone asks you the time, and you look at your watch only to see it probably stopped some time in 2003. Now it looks like you’re wearing your watch just for show rather than functionality (which you totally are, but a fashionista has to save face every once in awhile). You now have to make a big deal about your watch having stopped and how you’ll have to run out and get a new battery tomorrow. You’ll shake a few times, ask someone else the time and try to set it, hoping it will magically come back to life.

Who has time for the dog and pony show? Keep an eye on your watches and maintain them as you would any other accessory. You wouldn’t wear tarnished silver out in public or one earring in just one of your ears (unless you’re a pirate) so why chance going out with a dead watch? Save yourself the aggravation and simply check the time on your watch collection every few weeks.

Now, if you’re going to have a large watch selection, have a wide selection as well. You want your watches to make statements so you should have some fun with them, and every single one should look entirely different. Don’t get caught up with the watch looking too large and worry about it being confused with a guy’s watch. So what? If you like it, wear it, and don’t let gender rules of thumb get in your way.

If you want to have some serious fun and grow your watch collection like you mean it, hit up watchismo.com. This site has some really loud and obnoxious watches which are fantastic. Some of its collections are so obscure, you can’t even tell they’re watches. Price ranges vary so keep your eye out for costs because you can click on one watch for about $150 and quickly land on another for $789.

So keep your snoozeville watches for those conservative days you can’t escape, but for all other days, get wild with your watches and have some fun as you count the minutes to the next party.

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