Cool watches (for not much money)

Casio F 91 W

$40 AUD

Indestructible.

It has every complication you will probably ever need.

The Casio F-91W is an iconic, ultra-affordable digital wristwatch first introduced in June 1989 by Casio. [1, 2]

Key Specifications

Weight & Size: Weighs just 21 grams with an 8.5 mm slim resin profile. [1]
Battery Life: Powered by a CR2016 coin cell battery lasting up to 7 years. [1]
Water Resistance: Rated to 30 meters for daily splashes and rain (not suitable for swimming or diving). [1, 2]
Features: 1/100-second stopwatch, daily alarm, hourly time signal, auto-calendar, and a green LED backlight. [1, 2]
Authenticity Check: Holding down the bottom-right button for three seconds in normal timekeeping mode displays "CASIO" on the screen

Casio G-shock DW-5600

$100 AUD.

The Casio G-Shock DW-5600 (often called "The Square") is an iconic, rugged digital watch introduced from the original 1983 lineage. [1]

Key Features & Specifications

Design: Rectangular resin case, bezel, and strap with a stainless steel case back. [1, 2]
Dimensions: Measures roughly 48.9 x 42.8 x 13.4 mm and weighs about 52 grams. [1]
Water Resistance: 200 meters (20 ATM), suitable for swimming and water sports. [1, 2]
Durability: Heavy-duty shock-resistant structure. [1]
Timekeeping Functions: 1/100-second stopwatch, countdown timer (up to 24 hours with auto-repeat), multi-function alarm, and flash alert. [1, 2]
Display & Light: Clear digital LCD with a white LED backlight or Super Illuminator (on updated UE/UBB versions) and a full auto-calendar through 2099. [1, 2]
Battery Life: Approximately 5 years on a standard CR2016 cell.
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Casio AQ 230
(sold at the MOMA)
$100 AUD














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sheffield QL1
Tilted dial - inspired by early pilot and drivers watches


$99 AUD


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Addiesdive
Meca quartz 
$130AUD

built like a tank.
Casio world time AE 1200WH

$140 AUD

Casio AE1200 (world time Royale)***
Module 3299
10 year battery
5 daily alarms
Dual time display
100m water resistance
Stopwatch accurate to 100/sec
World time across 31 time-zones.
Honest engineering at $22 USD 
Auto calendar to 2099
James Bond movie Skyfall - used by the villain Raoul Silva

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Casio Ediface 47mm

$250 AUD

casio efb 730d

100m WR

3 yr battery

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Mr Jones watches

$200-400 AUD

Perfectly useless afternoon

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Orient bambino

$320 AUD

Vintage Look: It features a classic, old-school style with a curved domed crystal and dial

Automatic Caliber: It runs on an in-house Japanese automatic movement (such as the F6724)

one of the most popular and affordable automatic dress watches in the world

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orient Mako chronographs

$300 AUD

Orient Mako Solar Chronograph RA-TX0203S Panda Sports Watch

$450 AUD

Seiko 5 field watch

$490 AUD

SNK805 

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seiko 5 sports GMT

super cool and cheap gate way mechanical GNT

SKX-Style Series: Launched initially in 2022, these models borrow the iconic 42.5mm case shape and jubilee-style bracelet from the legendary SKX dive watch line. They feature rotating two-tone 24-hour Hardlex bezels to track a second time zone. Popular colorways include black/grey ("Batman" SSK001) and blue/black ("Blueberry" SSK003)

(under $500AUD)

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Seiko SSB429

Its quartz ... but what more do you need in a Chronograph.

100m wr

$400 AUD

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Citizen Tsuno Chronograph

$450 aud

Bullhead chrono

Very zenith el primero vibe

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Citizen Promaster FUGU

$450 AUD

Puffer fish

left side crown

The Three Pillars

Promaster Marine (Sea): ISO-compliant professional dive watches featuring robust screw-down crowns, rotating bezels, and 200 meters (or more) of water resistance. Popular iterations include the "Fugu" series with a serrated bezel inspired by the Japanese pufferfish. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Promaster Land (Land): Tough field and outdoor adventure watches engineered with shock-resistant cases and practical field complications. [1, 2]
Promaster Sky (Sky): Aviation and pilot-inspired timepieces offering slide-rule bezels, chronograph functions, and high-precision radio-controlled atomic timekeeping. [1, 2, 3]

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Vario 1918 pilot watch

 tilted crown 

https://vario.sg/collections/vario-1918-pilot-handwound

$580 AUD

Vario 1945 D12 Raven back Field watch

Vario 1918 Trench

$570

100m water resistant. Screw down crown

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Seiko Turtle

$600 AUD

The Seiko Turtle is an iconic, cushion-cased automatic dive watch named for its rounded shell-like profile

History and Origin

The 1970s Roots: Seiko introduced the original lineage (reference 6306/6309) in 1976 as a rugged tool watch for professional and recreational divers. [1, 2]
The Nickname: Fans gave it the "Turtle" moniker because the side-profile and case back curve resemble a turtle shell. 

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Seiko presage Cocktail time

$600 AUD

The different dial colours are named after different cocktails

The collection draws from specific drinks created by Hisashi Kishi, head bartender of Tokyo’s Star Bar

Automatic Caliber: Most core models run on the in-house Seiko automatic Caliber 4R35 (or 4R57 for power-reserve variants), offering manual-winding and hacking seconds.

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Tissot PRX  ($650 AUD) or Citizen Tsuyosa ($400AUD)

luxury integrated bracelet sports watches

Both are mechanical autos

The Swiss is slightly more expensive but is probably your chaepest entry into Swiss autos

CWC

British military

Ray Mellor established CWC in 1972 after Hamilton closed its UK operations. Mellor had previously managed Hamilton UK and supplied watches to the British Ministry of Defence (MOD)

Named after the 15th-century explorer John Cabot

Unlike brands that merely adopt a "military style," CWC builds watches strictly to official MOD specifications for active service members, including the Royal Navy, British Army, RAF, and SBS

 Focused entirely on functional durability, reliability, and ease of owner maintenance over luxury finishing.

Iconic Models

CWC G10 (The "Fatboy"): Introduced in 1980, the G10 is the quintessential general service quartz watch issued to British infantry and personnel. It features a simple matte black dial, high-torque Swiss movement, and an iconic battery hatch on the solid steel case back. [1, 2, 3] .... $600AUD
W10 Navigator: A classic 1970s mechanical general service watch featuring a distinctive tonneau-shaped case, famously issued to army personnel. [1, 2, 3]
Royal Navy Diver (RN300 / SBS): Issued from the late 1970s and 1980s onward to replace Rolex Milsubs and serve elite units like the Special Boat Service (SBS). These robust tool watches feature fixed strap bars and 300m water resistance. [1, 2]

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Brew Metric

Brew metric PVD (physical vapor deposition)

$1000AUD

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Studio Underd0g Watermel0n

$1250 AUD

water resistant to 50m

ST-1901B

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Hamilton

Khaki, MURF

$1300 AUD

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Traska Freediver

$1100AUD

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Maen Manhattan 37

1300 aud

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Lorier Hyperion

$1350

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Certina DS super PH 2000M

$1900 AUD

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longines hydroconquest

$2500 AUD

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Marathon MSAR

 Medium Search and Rescue Automatic

$2400 - 2600 AUD

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baltic MR series

Baltic Heures Du Monde

$2400 AUD

A truly beautiful world time watch

(or just buy the Casio Royale)

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Echo/Neutra Rivanera

$2400

The echo/neutra Rivanera is an ultra-slim, Art Deco-inspired mechanical dress watch produced by the Swiss-made Italian microbrand echo/neutra. [1, 2, 3]

Key Specifications & Features

Case Material: Grade 5 titanium with a fine-grain sandblasted finish and polished channels/edges. [1, 2, 3]
Dimensions: 40mm lug-to-lug length, 20mm lug width, and an exceptionally thin 5.9mm thickness (5.5mm case body with a flat sapphire crystal). [1, 2]
Weight: 21 grams (featherweight on the wrist). [1, 2]
Movement: Swiss manual-winding ETA/Peseux 7001 caliber (17 jewels, 21,600 vph, 2.5mm thick, with a 42-hour power reserve and visible through a sapphire display caseback). [1, 2]
Dial & Layout: Available in matte finishes such as black, grey, and white, featuring a recessed small-seconds register at 6 o'clock. [1, 2, 3]
Water Resistance: 30 meters (3 ATM). [1, 2]
Straps: Typically ships with two interchangeable 20mm leather or cordovan/calfskin straps with titanium buckles

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Tudor Black bay 58

$7500 AUD