The best women's watches under... blog will scour the internet to find 5 watches that will have a chance to last you a lifetime. Quality and functions and ease of repair will be some of the most important features I will be looking for on this list. Of course, I will try to find good looking watches as well, but I am a guy, and my tastes will more than likely not apply to everyone. The idea here is to present you with companies in certain price points that you may have not known about, to do some of your own watch searching.
The 5 Best Women's Watches for Under 500 Dollars
Orient
Model: WV0581NR
Case: 27mm, Stainless steel
Band: 13mm, Stainless steel
Movement: 55744, automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Water resistance: 50M/165ft
Orient is a company I have not talked about here on the best women's watches for under blog, but it is a company I am rather impressed by. They have been around for a very long time. And they have been making In-house movements pretty much since day one. This means they know watches, they know and have learned and continue to be a very quality company. They have been in business since 1950, and has been a core subsidiary of Seiko since 2001. They are a company that gives a lot for the price you pay, and that is huge in my book.
The World stage is no different, it has a 27mm stainless steel case with the crown at the 3 o'clock position. It has sapphire crystal lenses on both the front and the back of the watches. Sapphire is the material you want when you get into higher priced watches, it is nearly impossible to scratch. here you are getting it on both the face and the back, so you can look into the movement. The face itself is black with Roman numerals at the even hour markers, and double dashes at the odd. There is a date window at the 3 o'clock position, and the hour, minute and second hands are all polished chrome. The 4 link, stainless steel band has a folding clasp.
The movement in this watch is an automatic, 55744 calibre model. That has 21 Jewels. It has an approximate 40 hour power reserve. It is a sound movement, they use in many of their watches. It should hold fairly accurate time.
These watches are generally available for around 265 dollars. Sometimes they are hard to find, sometimes they are only available in the Asian market, so you might have to do some digging to find an Orient, if you are looking for one. But they are a nice watch if you are able to find one.
Hamilton
Model: H32325131
Case: 34mm, Stainless steel
Band: 18mm, Stainless steel
Movement: 2671 Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Water resistance: 50M, 165ft
Hamilton watch company was an American company, being founded in 1892, in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, it is now a Swiss watch company, being owned by Swatch Co, and being made in Switzerland. I still really like the Hamilton brand. They are one of my favorite Swiss watchmakers. Their watches are good quality, and reliability and they are nice looking, to boot.The Jazzmaster Viewmatic is no exception. It is a 34mm stainless steel, cased watch with the crown at the 3 o'clock position, and sapphire lenses on both the front and the back of the watch. It has a black face with dashes marking the hours of the face. It has a outer ring of small Arabic numbers, marking the minutes in 5 minute intervals. The hands of the watch are polished chrome, with lumination imbued within them. It also has a date window at the 3 o'clock position. The band is a 3 link stainless steel band, with a folding clasp.
The movement is an ETA 2671, automatic movement, this movement has been around for a very long time. It is tried and true. They began producing the movement in 1971. It has 21 Jewels and a 38 hour power reserve. it runs at 28,800 beats per hour, and has central, hacking seconds and a quick set date.
The watch is not a cheap one. You can usually find it for around 475 dollars. But it is a whole lot of watch for the price. I like this watch a lot.
Victorinox
Model: 241189
Case: 34mm, Stainless steel
Band: Stainless steel
Movement: Mechanical
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Water resistance: 100M//330ft
Victorinox is the company that made Swiss army knives famous. They are Swiss, of course, and only have been making watches since 1989. But they have been praised by their own country for making reliable and durable timepieces. That's saying lot from a country that prides itself in making the best watches in the world.The Ambassador Clous De Paris is a perfect example of what Victorinox offers, as a watchmaker. The watch has a 34mm, stainless steel case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position. It has a functional dive bezel, and a sapphire crystal on both the front and the back. The watch face is silver, and it has Arabic numerals to mark the hours. The hands are chromed, with luminance imbued in them for nighttime reading. It also has a date window at the 6 o'clock position. The band is stainless steel, 3 link design, with a folding safety clasp.
The movement is an automatic movement. Which is something I wanted to stress with the under 500 dollars list. Which means it will not need a battery, and it self winds. It has a 45 hour power reserve. It is an ETA movement, so, it is a good movement.
The watch is fairly expensive. I usually see it at around 460 dollars. But it should be a tough watch that would last you a lifetime. It will handle being treated rough, it will handle water, and it still have a nice, dressy look to it.
Seiko
Model: SYM632J1
Case: 23mm, Stainless steel
Band: Stainless steel
Movement: Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Day
Water resistance: 30M/100ft
Seiko series 5 is making another appearance on one of my lists. There is one that pops up on the 5 best women's watches for under 100 dollars. And here is another, on the under 500 dollars list. This is because I believe the 5 series to be a great value of a watch, and this one adds some much needed variation to this list.The Seiko here is a 23mm square, stainless steel case, it has been gold plated. It has a crown at the 3 o'clock position. It has a gold face, with dashes at the hour marks. It has gold hour, minute and second hands, and it has a Day/Date window at the 3 o'clock position. The linked stainless steel band is also gold plated and has a folding clasp.
The Series 5 has a Automatic movement, which is common across the board for the Series 5 watches. This one is a 21 Jewel, I cannot verify, but I assume it to have around a 30 hour power reserve and to run at 21,600 beats per hour. This is pretty close to normal specs for a Series 5.
This watch is a low priced alternative when looking at the best women's watches for under 500 dollars. This one can usually be had for around 275 dollars, sometimes even less if you are willing to shop. This is a Japanese market watch, and can be hard to find here in the states from time to time.
Ingersoll
Model: IND 25833
Case: 33mm, Stainless steel
Band: Leather
Movement: Mechanical
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Water resistance:
Ingersoll was founded in 1892, in New York City. They are no longer an american company. Currently they are owned by Zeon Watches, a British subsidiary of the Herald Group, which is a Hong Kong company. This company was made popular by the contract they had with Disney. They, at one time, were the only company that made Disney watches.It's why I include it. It is nostalgic, it has Mickey on it, and people still love that, even though the Ingersoll name is not the same as it used to be. These watches are still fun, and still nice enough to consider owning one if you are a Mickey or Disney fan.
The Mickey watch has a 33mm stainless steel case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position. It has a white face with Arabic numbers on the hours. It has a small seconds dial at the 6 o'clock position. And the hour and second hands are mickey's arms. The band is leather with stainless steel mickeys on it, and it has a buckle style clasp.
The movement in the Mickey watch is mechanical. You will have to wind this one. It is a 17 jewel movement.
The price of this watch is all over the place. In some cases it could have been on the 5 best women's watches for under 200 dollars list. I recently saw it on Amazon for around 140 dollars. So shop around. Even though I know it is not necessarily a under 500 dollar watch I wanted to include it, because I know there are still a lot of Mickey fans out there in the world, and I like this series of watches, they are well done.
Wrap Up
One of the things I really wanted to stress with this list, was that there was no batteries! How many of you out there have a battery die in your watch, and it ends up sitting for years and years. This, to me is one of the most important features with all of these watches.
I hope you were able to find a woman's watch for under the 500 dollar price point from this list. Thank you for reading the best women's watches under blog.
I hope you were able to find a woman's watch for under the 500 dollar price point from this list. Thank you for reading the best women's watches under blog.
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