I actually love that :)
My A159W is my daily driver. I prefer it to my Apple Watch, which I've pretty much stopped wearing. I am not in a wealth bracket to afford wearing mechanical watches.
My Casio is a cheap watch, kind of quirky, and I love it!
I think it suits me very well.
> I am not in a wealth bracket to afford wearing mechanical watches.
The excellent Seiko 5 can be had in a wide variety of styles, many for under $100. Seriously, they're very good.
Orient makes nice mechanical watches for around $300. I have below and wear it every day.
https://orient-watch.com/en/orient/collection/classic/classi...
If only they would stop putting 'Water Resistant' on the dials. It seems such a silly thing to boast about. 'This watch has bottom rung water proofing', great.
Great watches and good value for money but that seems an odd design choice to me. Perhaps it makes sense in the Japanese market.
>The excellent Seiko 5 can be had in a wide variety of styles, many for under $100. Seriously, they're very good.
There's very few (if any) Seiko 5s that are under $100 anymore. Maybe under $200.
I got myself a few Chinese-made clones of mechanical watches. They are surprisingly durable and well made, many have good movements inside (like Seiko's NHxx) and there are certainly plenty to choose from under $100.
It's a bit of a rabbit hole so be careful and not go too deep :)
I bumped up a bit to a 5 GMT (SSK003) and absolutely love it. I think it’s beautiful, it works great, looks good with lots of different clothes, is waterproof, and it just a completely practically daily driver. It’s also less than half the price of the Apple Watch I replaced with it.