I don't wear a watch. Scratch that, I wear a watch perhaps 4 times a year, usually while traveling. My old watch bit the dust, and I want to replace it. I have very little knowledge about watches (crystal? WTF is a watch crystal?)

-$100ish dollars, maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less
- easy to set. Remember, I only wear it a few times a year. I don't want to have to get out a manual just to figure out how to set the darn thing
- Digital or analog, I don't care
- Don't want a dead battery that needs replaced every 2-3 years. Solar, or automatic or wind up (they still make those?)
-must be ok in long term storage, unused for months at a time

So what are my options folks?


***Found a cheap one for $20 bucks. Went cheap. Update below.***

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Here you go. A Casio sport watch at Walmart for $10. Black, clean and simple.

For how often you wear a watch, it’s perfect. I bought one 4 years ago and the battery is still going fine.

Casio at Walmart

Are you leaning more towards a feature-laden sports watch, or an office and business-wear appropriate piece of man jewelry?

You can get a good 200M water resistant and ISO rated 'Shock Resistant' Timex IronMan or Casio G-Shock for well under $100. They have thick cases and most models are very sporty and digital looking though. They also have illuminating watch faces (eg: Timex Indiglo).

I have a Timex IronMan Shock Resistant model that is almost 20 years old, and I've only had to replace the battery twice. I like that it uses a common coin-type battery, and I can replace it myself.

Casio has some G-Shock models that are solar powered.

For traditional analog watches, Citizen and I think Seiko have some nice self-winding models for around $100. Timex and Casio also have a wide assortment of analog watches. Victorinox/Wenger can be had on sale in that price range. I also like Skagen, b/c they make super thin watches that you forget about having on.

This thread wouldn't be complete w/o a plug for SF's resident jeweler Dave T.

Timex Expedition. Great watch for the money.

I have a couple of watches I was going to list in the classifieds. One is a Seiko kinetic watch that has never been worn. It’s a little more dressy in appearance. It is kinetic so automatic with battery reserve. No need to change anything out. I can let it go for $100. Let me know. It does come in the box with all paperwork and stuff.

It’s Seiko model SRN049

http://seikousa.com/collections/seiko%20core/SRN049

Do what everyone under 50 does. Look at your cellphone.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

- Currently $91 on Amazon
- Solar, and will hold a charge and keep time for up to 6 months without recharging
- "Atomic" timekeeping, meaning it updates the time from time standard clocks throughout the world, via radio signal. So the time is always accurate
- Waterproof. While you couldn't dive in it, you can swim laps no problem.

I have one, and it's great. Although I did replace the band with this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sports-style watch? Casio G-Shock GW6900-1:



$75 from Amazon, here. Synchs sith the National Observatory clock, a few hours of direct sunlight keeps it running all year, no batteries to replace, and Casio warranty.

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Originally posted by DennisM:
Sports-style watch? Casio G-Shock GW6900-1:



$75 from Amazon, here. Synchs sith the National Observatory clock, a few hours of direct sunlight keeps it running all year, no batteries to replace, and Casio warranty.

Yep! I've been beating the snot out of one of those for 3 or 4 years now.

Another vote for G-Shock.

If you need something a little dressier, a Timex Expedition analog would be a good option.

Here's another option depending on your location.

https://www.target.com/p/men-s...ref=tgt_adv_xasd0002

Cheers~

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Originally posted by Dusty78:

That is a nice watch, and a great bargain at $100.

Seiko's 5 series retails for under $100 on Amazon all day. Very solid mechanical watches for $100.

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Garmin VivoFit - simple activity tracker that displays the time as well.

I recently got a Seiko 5 for ~ $80 or so.

Great watch and value for the money.

I was searching for a watch with a copper color face and this was it.

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Originally posted by iron chef:
Are you leaning more towards a feature-laden sports watch, or an office and business-wear appropriate piece of man jewelry?

Man jewelry? WTF? I'm not a businessman. I dont care about fashion. I want it to tell time.

Casio F91W-1.

Thanks for the help everyone. I went cheap. $20 cheap. Hold me over for now.

$20 at Target. Has solar power so I dont have to worry about batteries. And easy to set time and change time if I go to different time zones, which is what I was looking for.

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Originally posted by Dusty78:
I have a couple of watches I was going to list in the classifieds. One is a Seiko kinetic watch that has never been worn. It’s a little more dressy in appearance. It is kinetic so automatic with battery reserve. No need to change anything out. I can let it go for $100. Let me know. It does come in the box with all paperwork and stuff.

It’s Seiko model SRN049

http://seikousa.com/collections/seiko%20core/SRN049

What's the diameter of the watch? I may be interested if no one else is.

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Originally posted by bubbatime:
Thanks for the help everyone. I went cheap. $20 cheap. Hold me over for now.

$20 at Target. Has solar power so I dont have to worry about batteries. And easy to set time and change time if I go to different time zones, which is what I was looking for.

That looks decent for $20. Especially being solar powered.