Casio
AE-1200WHD-1AV
The cult digital world timer: practical, inexpensive and instantly recognisable.
- Case
- 42.1mm
- Movement
- Quartz digital
- Price
- $35–$52
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Where automatics begin
Watches Under $300
Three hundred dollars is the threshold where mechanical watchmaking becomes realistic. Below it you buy quartz; around it you can own a genuine automatic from Seiko or Orient.
This collection mixes both: the strongest quartz designs under the line, and the entry-level automatics that make the strongest case for spending a little more.
A straightforward field watch with a green strap, black dial and Indiglo illumination.
- Case
- 40mm
- Movement
- Quartz
- Price
- $38–$51
Timex
Weekender TW2U91000
The uncomplicated fabric-strap watch that made casual field styling ubiquitous.
- Case
- 38mm
- Movement
- Quartz
- Price
- $35–$55
Casio
MTP-1302DD-5AVDF
A clean three-hand Casio with a warm red-brown sunray dial.
- Case
- 39mm
- Movement
- Quartz
- Price
- $35–$55
Casio
AQ-230GA-9D
Compact analog-digital functionality in a distinctly retro gold-tone case.
- Case
- 38.8mm
- Movement
- Quartz ana-digi
- Price
- $45–$55
Timex
Briarwood TW2T67000
A traditional gold-tone dress watch with a textured dial and brown leather strap.
- Case
- 40mm
- Movement
- Quartz
- Price
- $55–$75
Citizen
Quartz BI5010-59E
A clean, slim black-dial Citizen that dresses up or down without trying.
- Case
- 40mm
- Movement
- Quartz
- Price
- $69–$99
G-Shock
GA-2100-1A1
A slim, monochrome G-Shock with genuine toughness and an architectural case.
- Case
- 45.4mm
- Movement
- Quartz ana-digi
- Price
- $90–$99
A compact square watch whose moon-phase display delivers unusual character for the price.
- Case
- 34mm square
- Movement
- Quartz moon phase
- Price
- $95
Fossil
Carraway FS6011
A small rectangular gold-tone watch with a jewelry-like seven-link bracelet.
- Case
- 30mm
- Movement
- Quartz
- Price
- $80–$120
Ratio
FreeDiver RTF045
A high-spec orange-dial diver at an unusually accessible price.
- Case
- 42mm
- Movement
- Automatic NH35
- Price
- $125
A warm all-gold dress watch with 1960s-inspired minimalism and a slim, easy-wearing case.
- Case
- 42mm
- Movement
- Japanese quartz
- Price
- $118–$158
A racing-inspired chronograph with balanced 40mm proportions and a steel bracelet.
- Case
- 40mm
- Movement
- Miyota 6S21 quartz chronograph
- Price
- $128–$165
A real hand-wound mechanical chronograph with the historic Seagull ST19 calibre, for the price of a quartz watch.
- Case
- 40mm
- Movement
- Seagull ST19
- Price
- $153
Garmin
vivoactive 5
Almost everything the Venu does, in a smaller case, for a lot less money.
- Case
- 42mm
- Movement
- Digital
- Price
- $169-$299
Watchdives
WD1863 Chronograph
A compact meca-quartz chronograph with sapphire crystal and practical water resistance.
- Case
- 39mm
- Movement
- VK63 meca-quartz chronograph
- Price
- $150–$200
Fitbit
Versa 4
The simplest way into daily health tracking, and the easiest to actually keep wearing.
- Case
- 40mm
- Movement
- Digital
- Price
- $189
Orient
Kamasu RA-AA0001B19A
One of the clearest value propositions in automatic dive watches.
- Case
- 41.8mm
- Movement
- Automatic F6922
- Price
- $215
Caravelle
Gold-Tone Dress 44B132
A slim gold-tone dress watch with a champagne dial — Bulova-owned quality at a mid-range price.
- Case
- 39mm
- Movement
- Quartz
- Price
- $215
A 1960s-style pilot chronograph with a genuine column-wheel movement, swan-neck regulator and sapphire crystal for the price of a fashion watch.
- Case
- 40mm
- Movement
- Seagull ST1901
- Price
- $230
Emporio Armani
World Explorer GMT AR11590
A fashion-house GMT that tracks a second time zone and still looks like jewellery.
- Case
- 42mm
- Movement
- Quartz GMT dual time
- Price
- $239
Seiko
5 Sports SRPG35
A well-proportioned automatic field watch with a warm dial and dependable everyday specification.
- Case
- 39.4mm
- Movement
- Automatic 4R36
- Price
- $200–$315
Seiko
5 Sports SRPD65
A blacked-out Seiko sports watch with familiar proportions and a proven automatic movement.
- Case
- 42.5mm
- Movement
- Automatic 4R36
- Price
- $275
Garmin
Venu 3
The most complete health-tracking smartwatch you can wear all week without charging.
- Case
- 45mm
- Movement
- Digital
- Price
- $279-$449
A sensibly sized automatic dress watch with a domed crystal and restrained dial.
- Case
- 38.4mm
- Movement
- Automatic F6724
- Price
- $295
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