Top 10 Quartz Watches! $25 - $800!
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- 1. Tissot PRX
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2. Casio Square G
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3. Yema Navygraf Quartz
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4. Longines Conquest VHP
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5. Hamilton PSR
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5.5 Armitron Griffy
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6. Bulova Lunar Pilot
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7. Citizen Eco Drive
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8. Casio Oceanus T200
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9. Certina DS Action
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10. CW Valour
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I love quartz! And if you don't........ fair enough, but you shouldn't hate it! Here are 10 watches, plus a couple of extras, to wet your single tick whistle. Cheers, Jody
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I am a quartz only guy. I highly value its carefree and durable quality. However, I also value design and quality materials and often the more interesting watches are mechanical. So, watch makers please offer more high end quartz models.
How do you feel about spring drive?
Right there with you
The bigger watch brands all manufacturer quartz watches. That is the default movement type these days. The majority of sales are quartz. Even some of the enthusiast brands are doing more inexpensive quartz watches. Swc, bolder, marathon, frederique Constant, grand seiko, most watch makers under the swatch group and many more all do quartz pieces.
Only quartz? Ew.
I have a few quartz watches (prefer mechaquartz), but I certainly don't like them as much as my mechanical and winding watches. To me, a quartz watch lacks the necessary quality of being a work of art that the mechanical and winding watches offer. Having watches that run on tiny little bits of momentum and keep going for literally a few days is a miracle of human engineering. Put a battery in there and the magic is gone. Besides, a hand ticking once every second just kind of annoys me now. I love a smooth second hand, especially in some of the Swiss high beat movements. And as for the PRX? No contest. Go automatic.
I'm back on the "quartz is good" back end of the bell curve when it comes to watch collecting. Just give me a good looking watch that won't break the bank to service, please
Same! Sold my two ETA watches and my Seiko 5s, now I have quartz daily watches and beaters, and a few vintage mechanical pieces. Much happier with this set up
@@orlandodasilva2529same here! Selling majority of my autos, whittling it down to just a few solar quartz divers, and a Seiko Dolce for dressy occasions .
What serviceable quartz watches do you have?
It's the grab-and-goability which gets a quartz selected from my watch drawer more often than not.
Yeah me too. Coincidentally when I open my watch box all of my quartz watches are set with the current time where as my mechanical watch I need to wind and reset the time, day and date. It's annoying to the point that sometimes I don't even bother setting the proper day and date
Quite the opposite for me - I always like to run my mechanicals, and the quartz tends to get bypassed - Just how busy is your life that you can spend 30 seconds (maybe a couple of minutes if there's a day-date to set, too) setting a watch?
@@marksaxby607 I guess I just prefer the superior technology. Maybe I should go back to using a land line too 😆
I'm mostly a mechanical dude but it's always good to see some respect for quartz. It deserves it.
Quartz Hate = Not a true watch guy. Love my quartz watches, especially my Bulova Lunar Pilot
When it comes to quartz im a huge fan of citizen. always consistent quality, good looks and awesome eco drive!
I have a couple of their solar watches. I am extremely happy with them and the accuracy is phenomenal. Unfortunately, compared to Seiko, it is much harder and more expensive to get replacement capacitors for them. It is worth bearing this in mind if, like me, you keep the watches long term.
Just got the Casio Oceanus watch with white dial, really enjoying it.
Love to quartz getting some love. Out of all my watches, I just love my solar quartz Seiko divers. They are always spot on and worry free. Perfect grab and go and they are great when I snorkel.
I picked up a Scurfa Diver One Titanium last year and it’s been a great piece of the collection. I don’t worry about it getting beat up or setting it, I think a quartz piece is necessary for just about every collection.
Seconded - fantastic watches.
My most worn watch is the Citizen BM8560-29EE (Garrison) after I bought it a few month ago. Saphire crystal and the Eco-Drive make it a real GADA watch for me. 200€ that made me happy😊
Oh yeah, set it and forget it
I’d recommend the Marathon SSNAV quartz pilot watch. Super high accuracy movement and real military lineage. 🔥
I am surprised Bulova Jet Star is not in the list given its smooth sweeping second hand and precisionist movement.
I actually returned a Jetstar because IMHO it's a shiny ugly hockey puck of a watch.
@@paperback10 I get compliments when I wear my grey Jetstar, I only wish the hands contrasted more with the dial.
I'd love one, it's all the smoothness of that Lunar Pilot but in a reasonable size. And some uniquely 70s design features that haven't otherwise come back yet
I've just purchased one (prune red dial) and it's a very nice watch. I don't have a lot of quartz in my collection but this one is deserving.
Oceanus OCW-T200 amazing! So much going on with such a clean dial.
am thinking on it, but i am not sure about the claps
i hope not an older seiko5 quality
Do it, amazing piece. Kind of wish it was 39-40mm but still wears well. The bracelet and clasp is fine & comfortable.
Yes you left off my favorite quartz watch the CASIO DURO. The best dive watch in the world under $100. MDV106 not the new one.
I have a Longines VHP and it's BY FAR the most accurate watch I've ever used. Basically, ZERO variation from the atomic clock over the last five months - amazing. This watch is a bit pricey but worth every damn cent!!
Agree love mine.
Only the design of the dial, and of course the price, has kept me from a VHP. I mostly wear a cheaper Certina with an ETA PreciDrive movement (sort of high-accuracy but not up to VHP standards) or a Citizen watch that listens to radio time signals.
I've had a Certina DS action for around 5 years and it is an incredible watch for the price. I love wearing it
Casio Duro! Most bang for the buck watch. Add the bracelet from Islander and you really have something!!
I did this. Looks great on the islander Jubilee bracelet
I have three Duros. Amazing great watch
CASIO DUROS FTW!!! Especially with a nice Milanese strap or jubilee 5 or 7 linker.
@@davect01 Which bezel combo did you get? I'm guessing you've got at least the silver/black in your collection. Did you go for the Marlin logo or plain?
@@fancitickler With Marlin. I have the Blue, Pepsi and Batman
The Seiko essentials range (SUR Models) are very under appreciated. The Seiko SUR371 in titanium has been my daily driver ever since I snagged an insane deal on Amazon. Sunburst dials in a bunch of colors, classic Seiko/GS styling, framed date window, 20mm strap monsters, and come in a range of sweet-spot sizes. As someone who seems to be constantly running a bit behind, its nice to have a couple of reliable quartz models in the box that you can reach for in a hurry.
I love those too
Beautiful models yes
The Seiko SURs should definitely have been included here, a rather glaring omission. A Top 10 quartz watches video with not a single Seiko listed seems strange to put it mildly.
Ugh your comment about always running a bit behind hits way to close to home. lol. Definitely an advantage for quartz.
Casio Oceanus s100 melted on my wrist. Wore it all day and night. Perfect watch.
Love my Bulova Lunar Pilots, black,white,red and asteroid dials.
My three favorite quartz watches are my 1987 Seiko Pepsi Quartz pro diver (7C43-7009), Casio Duro (blue, picked up at an estate sale for $12 in new condition) and my Casio GWM5610.
After trying and failing to finding a mechanical daily I finally turned to quartz and found the wonderful Seiko SUR373. Titanium, 40mm case diameter, and super light and thin. A high quality quartz watch is a thing of beauty.
I love my quartz Hamilton field khaki it spends most time in a drawer these days such is the hobby of watch collecting. Purchased my exit watch 5 years ago so I don’t really “collect” any more but still get my fix from videos such as yours, I thank you for that
What was the exit watch?
My love for watches did start with mechanical, but as my obsession with the mechanics died down, the superiority of quartz became undeniable. These days I am mostly a quartz guy.
The Marathon 41mm Steel Navigator (date/no date) with ETA F06.412 HeavyDrive-PreciDrive Quartz movement is in many ways the perfect field watch. Rugged SS case, only 11mm thick, drilled lugs, high precision quartz, screwdown crown, a strap monster, bidirectional GMT bezel, sapphire crystal, long battery life with easy access for changes, and tritium for consistent lume. It's on the high side of quartz watches, but I find it is wonderful combination of features. Plus military proven :)
Great list! If I had to add to the list it’d be Timex with their indiglo.
Shame they're so fking lound in ticking. I have a weekender and it keeps me awake nightime if i don't put it in a drawer. It's like a clock on the wall...but on your wrist. Idk if other watches from Timex had same issue otherwise i'd love to wear an Expedition
@@Prometeus-ix3wr my T20041 is nearly silent. Love that one. I keep it on a black or olive nylon strap.
I have quartz watches from$50 to $1400 USD. Love quartz.
I have 3 out of the 10 and many others all make me happy😊! Thanks Jodie for highlighting quartz watches as an alternative for collectors. Cheers Mate…MikeR. Canada 🇨🇦.
I have many watches, including an Omega Speedmaster Professional. In 2015 I bought a pre-owned Bulova Lunar Pilot bracelet model off of ebay for $285...basically new in box. It was too big for the previous owner.
Lucky for me it's a perfect fit. Now it's almost 10 years old and I've replaced the battery 3 times...and I use the chronograph a lot. This is a fantastic watch.
Some new releases from citizen, Eco Drive Titanium look awesome
Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m. and I get a video to watch before work? It's starting off to be a good day
Thanks, Jody. You don’t have to convince me. I just bought a Seiko Quartz JDM 3802 7010 from October 1971 - the first mass produced quartz. Still looks modern and still keeps good time. Cheers.
I still would recomment the Casio Duro if you search for a timeless design and a reliable quartz watch with character that is less than 100 bucks. But only the old one with the swordfish.
Most overrated watch in the world.
Duro is ugly af , worst take on the submariner
@@vincentferreira1135 Couldn't agree more
So overrated. In my opinion a gshock is such better value or a basic timex.
I have 3. Great watches, amazing value
My daily is either a Casio G shock DW5600E or an Omega Speedmaster X-33 gen1 depending on what I’m doing. I love the grab and go aspect of them. I wear my mechanicals too when I want to.
My quartz watch favorite is the Seiko 38.5mm black dial diver on a Forstner Klip bracelet (Bonklip style). Both watch & bracelet are both polished & brushed matching visually. The very lightweight Klip bracelet matches up well with the watch head's smaller size & reduced weight.
Thank you. This video was perfectly timed because I was just looking around for an affordable quartz. Great channel.
I absolutely love quartz, the only watches I now own after selling all my automatics.
Thx for the Top 10. Yema is often described as a microbrand, which it isn't. They have been existing since 1948, and indeed disappeared almost as many brands after the quartz crisis. Since they have been resold by Seiko (which never made something significant with the brand), they've turned to a higher grade watch factory, producing and assembling locally, and more recently bringing their own calibers (designed from the scratch) . They have a large range too. I have the MArine NAtionale Navygraf (automatic version), and it is as good as any Swiss medium range.
Talk about timing! I just ordered the Casio GWM5610 yesterday to replace my DW5600, for under 100 on Amazon you can't beat the price! Great video as always!
It’s such a great watch! Very tough, accurate, & incredibly light, too.
Mechanical watch movements are to quartz movements as Carburetors are to EFI. Jody, I really enjoyed this one! Thanks to you I have some new targets for my wallet. BTW, Marathon produces some really fantastic quartz watches.
I would fully recommend the "Orient neo 70s" solar panda chronograph. It's a jdm model that's really affordable and looks way more expensive than it is. Only downside is the bad bracelet, but I put mine on a brown leather strap and it looks so good.
I have the Yema Navygraf quartz and I wear it daily. I absolutely love it! It’s the perfect size and wears incredibly well since it’s relatively light. Also the high beat movement makes it look like an auto! 10/10 would absolutely reccomend
Owned it for a month. Super impressed. No regrets. Will be part of my permanent collection as an example of what a quartz watch can be. I don't have GS money 💰
I learned from you Jody, to keep a few quartz watches in the mix for convenience. I’ve owned the Lunar Pilot for a couple of years now. It’s on the bracelet and I love it. Thanks for another great video.
I have automatics and quartz watches, I genuinely enjoy all of them. It always makes me smile when I use my G Shock multi band solar to set or adjust the time on my Chr Ward chronometer, various Tissots, Omega etc, but that’s just the way it is. It’s hard to beat a decent grab and go quartz!✌️
My preference is quartz although i also have automatics too. I have a number of Duro, which i had moded, new straps, upgraded the lume to C3 and on a couple replaced the minual glass to sapphire. Yes Jodi, your videos on how to do it during lockdown and have no regrets. I was very tempted to buy the Bolivia moon watch, however didn't pull the trigger because off its size. Out off todays offerings, The pro diver is the one that i would buy. Good vid, 👍
How and what did you do to upgrade the lume?
Thanks for the informative review, Jodie!
I was hoping to meet you last Sunday at the T&T pop-up, but didn't make it.
I almost got the reduced Bulova, but it was still too large.
So instead, I got a Precista Mission Timer PRS-56. Dimensions 45mm lug-lug and 40mm case with a destro layout, ETA Super Quartz, 100m WR, Faraday cage, and unidirectional count down bezel. 😊
Jody the best Quartz ever is my Casio EF305. I don't know why you never bothered to check it. .. Thanks for all the videos !
Picked up a Longines VHP last year. Wonderful watch, great fit. Really glad I was able to find it.
I have a Citizen “The Citizen Chronomaster” and it is flat-out my go to travel watch. I’ve got Cartier, Grand Seiko, Rolex, Omega, etc., etc. etc. But that Citizen keeps perfect time, eco-drive so I never have to think about winding it or battery, and it’s totally under the radar. It is featherlight titanium on the wrist. I don’t even even know it’s there. Love that watch.
Hi Jody, I have a 6 1/2" wrist and own a Bulova Lunar Pilot and love it. I wear it all the time with no issues. I guess its a matter of taste and the philosophy of wearing what you like😂
I was a kid in the 70s when the digital watch revolution kicked in. I was mesmerised by them at the time and now I have a nostalgic love of them, so I'm a vintage Casio guy. G Shocks are too big & shouty for me and I believe an F91W is just as tough as any G Shock in the real world. Casios are so good because their design is timeless (no pun intended), they're ridiculously accurate, they're fun, they're tough, they're cheap and they're the perfect antidote to smart watches and the computer age. I just don't have to worry about my watches. They work, they serve me well and I'm just a Casio kid, even though I'm 59 years old.
Bought a pre-owned Grand Seiko Quartz for around $1500 recently. Loving every moment with it!
I love my Certina DS Action Titanium, it’s already many years old and I still like it nearly as much as my best watches in my collection. Thanks for the PRX tip, I’m looking for one and will consider the quatz version :)
Just bought the Bulova Super Seville. It has the precisionist high frequency movement you mention in the Lunar pilot. The second hand is so smooth. And with the gorgeous dial I think it blows the PRX out of the water (IMO). I’d recommend getting one on the channel! 👍
Yay🎉🎉🎉 Your wearing my favorite watch of all time!!!! THE HAMILTON PSR, aka The Live & Let Die James Bond watch!!!
This is the best channel ever. They should put this guy in the movies 🎥 😊
got my 39mm with the white dial on the 3-link "Bader" bracelet watch on mamacoo 3 weeks ago and am loving it to pieces. Absolute fantastic watch that wears super comfortable on my 6.75 inch wrist. Chose the 3-link over the 5-link bracelet for the toolless quick adjustment. Way more comfortable than my Longines Hydroconquest 41 mm.
Beautiful watches, my favorite is Bulova lunar Pilot... classic version. Great work and great video. Greetings from Chile, the other side of the sea!
Thanks, Jodi. Your video made me happier this morning. Awesome job, mate🙂👍🏻
When I was on active duty in the Marine Corps I picked up a couple of great pieces in the PX. One was the one Captain Willard and the other was the Pulsar. Having the 007 watch was a great conversation starter, especially with women 😉
CWC quartz diver in any model and the new Marathon steel navigator is a really nice beater as well.
I'll take a beautifully crafted quartz any day over a similarly craft auto/mechanical.
FINALLY! I finally am ahead of Jody! I bought the Yema a month and a half ago and now he's recommending it. Yes, it is a winner and you should buy one!
Fantastic video. My favourite watch at the moment is the CWC Sub Hunter, absolutely loving it. Set it when the clocks went forward here in the UK and it's gained 2 seconds, great Ronda movement and 200m water resistance. My expensive autos hardly get a look in these days
A favorite quartz watch is the Marathon steel navigator no date version. It is fantastic
Wearing my citizen promaster diver now. The blue version of the one you showed. It’s just so much better than it has any right to be. Amazing lume, looks great, wears nicely even on my tiny wrist. ❤
I'm wearing Certina DS-2 with Precidrive movement as my daily for the past 1.5 years and in reality it is even better than the +/- 10 sec/year accuracy spec. Also case finishing and bracelet quality is very good for the money. I enjoy this watch a lot.
Funny timing, I've been wearing quartz more and more these days. I always feel like I'm cheating when I can grab a watch that I haven't worn in months and throw it on without any preparatory action. Add solar charging and the lack of concern for batter life and quartz is pretty nice.
On the other hand, I like manual transmissions, fully manual cameras and I like picking a mechanical watch, winding and setting it and then multiple times a day seeing how far off of true time it is.
I like both kinds of watches.
Currently loving my quartz Baltany 1926. Needed a strap change to get the love it deserved, but it's been in my rotation since.
Great recomendations, Jody. I have a few of these.......Casio 5610, Longines VHP GMT, Certina chronometer quartz-Ds8, Citizen ecodrive chrono, Casio Oceanus T3000. They are all great watches, but the Oceanus is in a class of it's own.
Love my Solar watches
Liked your video even before I watched it! 😊 I LOVE quartz watches, especially themed designed ana-digital with interesting complications.
I will absolutely be grabbing the yema. Cheers!
Jodi, as always a great video.
A fine list, may I suggest to the viewers that Victorinox also makes lots of fine quartz, I happen to own one and it's crazy accurate as well as very durable.
I'm new into watches, and whenever I have the capacity to buy a mechanical one, I always have this contemplation of practicality because accuracy is important for me, Very Important. Hence a reason I still don't have any mechanical timepiece since I started to indulge myself into learning watches since last January this year.
However for now since I got used to the very affordable brands from Lazada (AliExpress-like platform equivalent in other countries) I haven't tried owning anything well established aside from a Casio G-shock.
But thanks for this video, I now had more idea of what brands to look for
I love my quartz watches. It’s so convinient to pick up a watch from a box after a month to find it working accurately. I am very satisfied with both Longines conquest and Frederique Constant GMT quartz on the one side and my eco drive Citizen, G Shock square and Casio duro on the other, cheaper end
My 1985 Seiko was the 1st all analog Quartz Seiko with a dial in a layout like your CW & same function/complication with the 1/10th of a sec. Sub-dial. At the 3:00 is a day/date like an NH-36. I paid north of $350.00 USD & made payments to Zales for a year. It remains my most high end, quartz watch. The sunburst silver dial still pops 40 years later..(no, it’s not the oldest watch in my small collection, just one of the most beautiful and yep, I am ancient .) That said, my new Heuer, “Glass Box”, tri-compax in blue with the date at the 6:00 is beyond gorgeous. Has to be seen. VERY beautiful also.
Jody I was looking for this video to come. 😊 I have my full of automatics and I have a substantial amount of quarts eco drives and battery powered ones. As far as cost and maintenance goes I do love the quartz.
I own two or three of the watches on this list. Casio Square G solar, Citizen Promaster quartz in blue, and a Casio A700W. I love my automatics, but quartz is just so functional and easy.
I would add the Bulova Super Seville. Great call back to the original in a new case design. I love my blue one that looks different at different lighting and angles. Thanks for your consistent great work on your site!
A big tick to accuracy and currently loving the Mecaquartz movements in Chronograph watches from A$100 to A$900. The smooth chrono hand sweep and the tactile button operation are great.
I happily buy Citizen Eco-Drives for daily wears and Bulova 262 for dress.
My Citizen Eco-Drive 365 (BN1014-55E) is my favorite quartz watch. Looks good and is reliable as. Totally bullet proof.
Loved it. I am also glad that I have some of these.
Been hoping for a quartz video :) I’m very happy with my quartz Glycine combat sub, some bargain prices around for it, slim case, Swiss made, good size, lots of colours available.
Great to see Certina get a mention. I love my DS Action Precidrive Chrono
I Have several quartz, some of which are my oldest watches. My GShocks, EcoDrive and Seiko Solar powered are regular grab n go choices..I've come close to getting the Oceanus several times over the years but other choices got in the way.
I seem to remember somebody hating on the smaller Bulova recently!!? You included it in your Worst Watch list in 2023 if I recall correctly!
I've dismissed Citizen for years but recently I've started looking at the brand and they do offer a great bargain for their Eco Drive technology. As far as quartz watches go, this kind of falls in the realm of a Casio square, but I love my Royale with the steel and sapphire skxmod case. Excellent video Jody bringing much deserved love to the neglected quartz watch.
Quartz definitely has its place in my collection even though I prefer automatic or manual wind watches. My dress watch is an old Omega Seamaster from the early 80s and is quartz. I don’t wear it often so quartz is perfect and the battery ensures it’s extremely thin so it perfectly fins under my cuff.
I recently discovered the mecha Quartz chronograph when I bought a Spinnaker Hull Chronograph for a screaming deal! I liked it so much I bought a second! DLC Black with putting green dial!
Awesome list, some new timepieces to explore. Would have loved to see the Seiko Arnie SNJ025P make the list.... Maybe next time. Keep up the great work mate 👍
Love Quartz, thank you!!
Bulova Lunar Pilot has a new variant being released, its a red dial with silver subdials and tachymeter bezel
Some interesting choices there Jodie. My particular favourite is my Nivada Grenchen Chronoking "Paul Newman" Orange. Such a beautiful watch 🥰
I have a fleet of mecanical watches but quartz still find its place in my collection. My most recent purchase is a Bulova Jetstar with the prune red dial. It's a fantastic watch.
When it comes to quartz I'm a huge fan of Citizen's eco drive perpetual calendar atomic chronograph. I've got a gorgeous Movado Series 800 but it's always needing a battery
I like quartz for its accuracy. I recently purchased an Alpina Startimer Pilot Chronograph. I just checked it today. In the two months or so I've owned it it is less than a second off. That's right up there with my Lunar Pilot and my Seiko SSG017 which is radio controlled. That Yema is gorgeous. Too bad it's only 39mm. With my seven and a half inch wrist I feel that small watches look like toys on me.
Afternoon Jody, loved the upload but I’m gonna wait for my AQ4030-51A Citizen that I ordered 👍🏻
I'm really glad you made this video! Quartz watches doesn't get the attention they deserve especially among enthusiasts. Ok, so some of these on the list were quite predictable. G-shock and Eco-Drive actually represent a few thousand watches 😂 You make a great point of getting the quartz version of watches if the manufacturer offers it. I have a Tissot PRX and Gentleman both in quartz. I decided that the extra details and features on the auto version were not worth the extra money. For a solid brand such as Tissot, it is perfectly safe getting the quartz version because they simply don't put out a bad watch. The dials on both those quartz Tissots are stunning. It would be great if you keep putting out more quartz appreciation videos.