Thursday, April 7, 2016

The 5 Best Women's Watches for Under 100 Dollars

Much like the 5 best women's watches for under 50 dollars.  This list, the 5 best women's watches for under 100 dollars will be 5 watches, from 5 different companies, with the hopes that it will give you some idea of what is available to you for under 100 dollars.

The list may include a hand wind watch.  Maybe an automatic watch as well.  If you do not know what that means, I will quickly explain now.  A hand wound watch means you will not have a battery, and every day or two, you will have to wind it by hand.  The automatic means it is like a hand wind, you don't have a battery, but it winds itself while you move your arm.  I prefer  both of these movements over the quartz movements.  They are easier to have repaired, if a quartz movement goes bad, you have to replace the entire movement.  And, of course you have batteries to deal with if it is a quartz movement.



The 5 Best Women's Watches for Under 100 Dollars




Caravelle by Bulova
Model: 43L133
Case: 28mm, Brass
Band: 14mm, Leather
Movement: Japanese Quartz
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Battery:
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

Caravelle is a division of Bulova.  Geared as a more trendy, upbeat line, against the Bulova watches, which tend to have a look to them.

The Caravelle watch here has a real classic look.  It is a moderate sized watch at 28mm diameter, on the brass case.  It has a crown at the 3 o'clock position, it has a black bezel ring around the face.  It has a black face, and the hours are marked with dashes.  The hour, minute and second hands are all chromed.  The band for this watch is 14mm black, padded leather.  It has a chromed steel buckle clasp.

This is a very classy looking, casual dress watch.  Something that could be wore with jeans, and wore with a black dress.  It has the ability to serve multiple needs, and makes it a really nice buy for 80 dollars on Amazon.  That is well below the 100 dollar price point set for this list.



Bulova
Diamond Gallery
Model: 98M119
Case: 34mm, Stainless steel
Band: Stainless steel
Movement: Japanese Quartz
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery:
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

This is a true Bulova, not a Caravelle.  The Diamond Gallery has a very Japanese classic look to it.  Possibly getting some of its design ques from the Citizen line.

The Diamond Gallery has a 34mm, stainless steel cased watch, with its crown at the 3 o'clock position.  The watch has a metallic red dial face, with dashes on the hour markers, and Arabic numerals for the 12 o'clock positions.  The watch has a date window at the 6 o'clock position, and it has hour minute and second hands that are gold toned.  The band is a three link style, with chromed stainless steel on the outer edges and gold plated steel in the center.  It has a folding style clasp.

The Bulova Diamond series is only going to be had for a hair under 100 dollars.  I have seen it around for right around 95 dollars.  It is a nice watch manufactured by a reputable watch maker.  It is definitely something that should last for a long time.



Daniel Wellington
York Analog
Model: 0610DW
Case: 36mm, Stainless steel
Band: 18mm, Crocodile
Movement: Japanese Quartz
Functions: HH, MM
Battery:
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

Daniel Wellington hasn't been in business very long. but they do make a decent watch.  They make quartz fashion watches, that all look basically the same.  Big face, thin profile, clean lines and easily changeable bands are kind of what Daniel Wellington is all about.

The York Classic is no different.  It is a 36mm stainless steel cased watch, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a white dial face, and has large dashes marking the hours, and smaller dashes marking the minutes.  The hour and minute hands are chromed stainless steel.  The band is a crocodile leather band, with a buckle style clasp, and is interchangeable with  other Daniel Wellington NATO canvas bands.

They use Japanese movements in the Daniel Wellington watches, it would be my guess that they use Miyota, but that is not confirmed.

I like the looks of the Daniel Wellington watches.  They are something I would wear.  This particular one can be had for around 88 dollars.  And I think you are getting a nice watch for the price.



Invicta
Specialty Analog
Model: 17196
Case: 36mm, Stainless steel
Band: 18mm, Leather
Movement: Mechanical, SK7120
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

I have talked about Invicta watches on the 5 best womens watches for under 50 dollars.  They are a long standing watchmaker that tends to focus on looks.  This is another example of the watches they offer.

If you are into it, this watch shows you the inner working of the movement, through the face.  Its called a skeleton watch, because you can see the skeleton of the watch through its skin, I guess.

The watch has a 36mm stainless steel case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a white partial face, with Roman numerals at the hours, and a see through center area.  The hands are black, and the band of the watch is brown leather.  It has a standard buckle style clasp.

This watch has a mechanical movement.  This means you will have to wind the watch manually.  It will have no battery.  This movement is call the Chinese standard movement.  It has 17 jewels, and has a 40 hour power reserve.  and runs at 21,600 beats per hour.

This watch is a nice looking watch made by a reputable company.  Something worth considering, if you like the looks of the watch.  Generally, you can find it on Amazon for around 77 dollars, but can be found all over the web, ranging in price from 60-85 dollars.



Seiko
Series 5
Model: SYMD95
Case: 25mm, Stainless steel
Band: 14mm, Stainless steel
Movement: Seiko Automatic 4207
Functions:  HH, MM, SS, Date, Day
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

I am a Seiko fan.  They are not always the most stylish watches.  They look Japanese, if you know what Japanese watches look like.  But they are quality.

Seiko is a Japanese watchmaker that was founded in 1881, as a jewelry shop.  About 11 years after opening his shop, Kintaro Hattori started making clocks that he sold in his store.  The company incorporated in 1917, and produced their first watches in 1924.

Seiko is a company that has offered innovation over the years, being the first company to produce a Quartz watch, the first company to produce a quartz chronograph watch, and the first company to produce a kinetic watch, which is a watch with a quartz movement that charges itself through your body's movement.

Needless to say, I am a fan, and the Seiko 5 series of watches are some of my favorite watches.  They seem to offer more bang for your buck that almost any watch out there.  This watch has a 25mm stainless steel case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a black face with dash marks at the hours.  It has a date window at the 3 o'clock position as well, and the hands are chromed, with lumination imbued in them.  The band for the watch is a 3 link stainless steel style, and it has a folding clasp.

The Seiko 5 uses an automatic movement.  This means it is like a mechanical movement, in which it does not need a battery.  But you will not need to wind it up.  It is self winding, using your body's movement to wind the movement.  It has 21 jewels, and runs at 21,600 beats per hour, and has about a 24 hour power reserve.

Personally, this is my favorite watch on the 5 best women's watches under 100 dollars list.  I think this watch is something that will last a lifetime.  It may not be the prettiest watch on the list, but it really speaks to my pleasure of well built things.  It is going to cost though.  It will be had for about 100 dollars.  I found it on Amazon for 79 dollars.  That is the best price I could find.


Wrap Up

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