21 Best Men’s Watches Under $100

A classic, great looking watch from Timex. The Weekender is one of the company’s most popular models, and for good reason. It’s a genuine leather band and the Weekender is designed so it’s very easy to swap that band out, thereby giving you the ability to simply create lots of different looks. (When you click through to take a closer look, note the little video that shows how easy it is to switch bands.)

Clean, round dial with Timex’s Indiglo light-up capability. A great price, a solid piece, and perfectly emblematic of what we’re getting at with this list of the 21 Best Men’s Watches Under $100. This watch comes in a ton of different colors so if the featured watch isn’t your speed, we have you covered. 

This is one of those “stop the presses” type of watches. This is a very beautiful, simple, and a super-discounted piece from Stuhrling Original.

The case is the very sturdy 316L surgical stainless steel and the band is leather. In fact, this piece, which is designed with easy band interchangeability, comes with two bands, one brown (supple textured), one black (alligator embossed).

The ivory dial is set off very well by either band color. Stuhrling, which is based in Brooklyn, New York, uses the very reputable Swiss quartz Ronda movement here. This great looking piece is flat out a great deal!

Calling Marty McFly! Or, actually, Doc. (If you watched the video in the introduction, you’ll know what we mean.) This digital Casio reps a sort of OG appeal, given the calculator function. It’s actually from Casio’s Men’s Vintage Collection. When you’re not balancing your checkbook (you do that?), you can make use of the stopwatch function.

It’s a Casio, so it’s from a legendary and very solid manufacturer. A fun piece at a great price and it’s got a stainless steel band. And, of course, it features that extremely reputable Japanese quartz movement. In a nutshell, this is cool cuz it’s old school and it’s got some hallmark Casio features.

Another option that takes the geek factor even further is the Casio General Data Bank watch, which has all the calculator functions and a 25-page data bank, dual time, stopwatch, four multi-function alarms, auto calendar, hourly time signal, dual time — need we say more?. It’s another cool old school men’s watch under $100. Way under.

Bulova started in 1875 as a classic American brand and it’s now based in New York City as part of the Citizen Watch group. What hasn’t always been around is a great deal on this watch like the one you’ll get now. 

This is definitely a dress watch: a beautiful round 37mm case in silver, with slender hands and hour indices. The date is at three o’clock. It’s Japanese quartz movement and it features a croc-textured calfskin band with buckle closure.

This great looking watch is unique in the list because it’s the only automatic movement of the lot. That is, you don’t need to wind it and it doesn’t need a battery. The watch is powered by the movement of your arm. The crown on this piece is almost imperceptibly located at the four(ish) o’clock position.

It’s a very simple, clean look with the silver-tone luminous hands set against the charcoal dial. Its water resistance is just 30 meters, but this isn’t exactly a sports watch. It is, though, a Seiko automatic and it’s a great price for a rock-solid piece from a rock-solid company.

Another entry from Timex that we have to include because it’s just, a) too good looking; b) too well priced; c) from such a strong company; d) has too many great features. This is a great example of a chronograph that doesn’t have to be super expensive.

The black, brass case, and the leather strap look great together. You can certainly wear the Expedition wherever you venture to — indoors or out. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that…even though it’s sporty looking…don’t be too tempted to jump in the pool with your good looking watch. You don’t want to get it wet because it’s a leather band and leather bands shouldn’t make friends with water.

This is a rock-solid find for men’s watches under $100 because it is, in fact, a chronograph, featuring the tachymeter along the outside of the dial, large five-minute-increments in the inner ring. The three sub-dials track minutes, seconds, and 1/20 of a second for up to 30 minutes. Date window at the four o’clock position. And it’s an Indiglo, so you can see what time it is while you’re slouching in your movie seat, scarfing popcorn.

We are of the opinion that this is a super great looking watch. And, given its performance, it’s coming in at an almost ridiculously great price and is a fully deserving candidate to be included in a list of men’s watches under $100. The Invicta Men’s 8926 Pro Diver has great water resistance — up to 660 feet. Further, it has a screw-down crown, which increases and enhances the water-resistant capability. 

The watch is powered by Seiko’s NH35A caliber movement, so you’re getting some great “guts” in this piece. It is an automatic — another great feature for a watch under $100.

The bezel is unidirectional and the stainless steel link bracelet features a fold-over clasp with a safety closure. It’s 40mm and the case back is an exhibition-style (i.e., you can see what’s going on inside).

A big, beautiful blue watch that will look good at the office and will work just great in the water. The 200 ATM is super solid, and the watch’s water resistance is enhanced with the screw-in crown (makes it virtually watertight).

We love the big, bold 12, 3, 6, and 9, but maybe that date could be a bit bigger. Another great point about this watch is the fold-over band clasp with double push-button safety, meaning it’s not going to pop off while you’re doing your laps in lane five. The hands and indices are luminous and the watch features a quick-set date and a rotating uni-directional bezel.

The featured watch floats just above and just below the $100 mark so if you aren’t sold on spending just above $100 the watch is available in other colors for less than $100. Check them out here. 

This is, possibly, the dressiest watch of the list. If what you’re looking for is a watch around $100 that can be described as “lovely,” look no further. And if you’re interested in a watch with a particularly cool feature, this is it. It’s solar-powered. The watch’s reserve power is 12 months after a full charge.

Japanese quartz caliber V115 solar-powered movement. Stainless steel gold-tone case and a black leather band with a matching gold-tone buckle. The rectangular dial is white with pinstripes and Roman numeral hour markers.

If any watch on this list could be called legendary, this is it. Casio invented the G-Shock back in 1983 because one of the company’s designers dropped his graduation gift (a watch, from the folks) and it broke. So he came up with the G-Shock. Obviously a good idea, since Casio just shipped its 100 millionth G Shock.

This model features analog and digital readout. Besides the fact that you could safely play hockey with this thing (as the puck), it also has several cool features. A stopwatch…a digital world time window…five alarms. We love this model in its tough, great looking black, but you can get the piece in blue, red, white, black gold, or grey. Take note, however: a couple of those alternate colors come in above our magical $100 line. Comes in a cool case, too. 

We very much dig the clean, simple, elegant look of the Fossil Commuter. Fossil describes it as “resembling a turn-of-the-century wristwatch,” to which we say, okay, but this timepiece has a timeless look and we’d like to wear it regardless of heritage. The wire lug stainless steel case is fantastic and Fossil has produced this model to be easy for switching out the leather bands, so you can get other colors to match your look du jour. 

But back to the Commuter. For being such a big, easy-to-read watch, we do wonder why that date is so tiny. But we only wonder a little because we like this watch a lot and it’s a great price. It also comes in a version with a deep blue dial.

Another great deal on a super solid watch from an extremely reputable, legendary, long-standing watchmaker. The SNK805 Seiko 5 is a very simple watch, and that’s part of its cool appeal. 

It’s not one of those jumbo watches, its case is a very “traditional” size of 37mm. The stainless steel case features a unique analog display that puts the hours on an inner ring and the minutes (in five minutes, or seconds, intervals) on the outside. The day and date are in the traditional three o’clock position, whereas the winder is right about the four o’clock position. The hands of the watch are luminous, including the second hand’s tail (while the point of the second hand is an eye-catching red).

A fun feature is a display (see-through) back, so you can see some of the mechanical operations of this 21 jewel watch. This is an automatic mechanical watch so it doesn’t use a battery. It is powered by the motion of your arm (or you can manually wind). The fact is, Seiko by itself is cool. 

One of the reasons we’ve included this handsome piece in the list is a very fiscally pragmatic reason: we wanted to make sure and include some quality watches that are well below $100. You can’t beat this price, especially from the reputable and gigantic Casio. But the low price is just one of the reasons the watch is in this list of the best watches under $100.

This stainless steel analog piece features some great detailing, not the least of which is the decorative indents on the bezel. We also like the way the light green color on the numbers and hands contrast with the blue dial.

As for what’s under the hood, this piece features a 10-year battery. If you divide the price of the watch by the decade of use without changing the power source, you can’t lose. Do you wanna go even lower in price with a Casio analog? Check out the around-20-bucks AW80D-70 Sports Chronograph, also with a 10-year battery.

Citizen introduced Eco-Drive in the U.S. in 1995 and, since then, the company estimates that its solar-powered watches have eliminated the need for some 10 million watch batteries in North America. The fact that it doesn’t need a battery or doesn’t need to be wound is great. What’s cool about it is the way Citizen does it: the solar cells are mounted underneath the watch dial (they’re invisible to the eye), which is what makes the Eco-Drive unique.

It’s a very clean look with the black “sunray” dial and the luminous hands and stick markers at each hour. The date and crown are both in the traditional three o’clock position. The band is faux-leather, also black, with buckle closure. This is a really nice looking piece and it’s a great bargain at 49 percent off.

Another Citizen Eco-Drive at a great price is the silver stainless steel case AW1236-03A. It’s got the silver-tone dial that features Roman numeral and sticks indices in gold.

We realize this watch is the outlier in the bunch. This piece certainly brings a unique look that we’re confident in saying is a “fun” look. Beyond that, we love Swatch and, getting back to Ariel’s wisdom (see the intro to this post), Swatch is one of those big brands that even high-end watch geeks can trust.

Another reason for the Swatch listing is personal: I’ve been wearing a Swatch for five years now. I can attest to the fact that my $70 Swatch, (which I bought in an airport while waiting for a connector) has worked beautifully the entire time. Mine isn’t as…unique…as the Beigesounds. And, believe me, there are plenty of Swatch options (Swaptions?), like this Black Reflexion. Whichever way you go, Swatch is a great, fun watch to rock.

This is another brand that is pretty consistently priced above our magic line, but we definitely feel this is one of the best watches close to $100. (The price on this watch, like many sold on Amazon, fluctuates up and down, so sometimes it will be below $100…sometimes above.)

This is a Swiss-made quartz watch. Wenger is a long-time company in Switzerland (founded in 1893) that originally started as a maker of the Swiss Army Knife.

The Urban Metropolitan features a stainless steel case in black, as well as a black dial face. It’s got a really simple look, and that’s part of its appeal. The band is striking orange nylon, but if that’s not your gig, the watch also comes with a second, black band.

Back to that dial face — it features slate grey numbers at 12, 3, 6, and 9, with hash marks for the rest. The date window sits between 4 and 5. The three hands (hour, minute, seconds) feature luminescent white, which echoes the white of the Wenger logo under 12.

The case is 41mm and this watch is water-resistant to 330 feet (suitable for brief water exposure. Wenger offers the same watch with a great looking brown leather strap 

When you’re talking about men’s watches under $100, it’s tough to find anything negative to say about this one from MVMT. Given that the watch is called the “Minimalist,” it’s pretty much a case of what you see is what you get. And you do get plenty with this piece.

It’s a larger sized 45mm stainless steel case and a black patent leather band. The dial and bezel are black — very black — and are contrasted beautifully with the red logo at 12 o’clock and the red second hand.

It’s powered by the very reputable Miyota quartz movement (same movement used in many Citizen watches) and it is battery powered. This watch comes in a ton of different colors and styles, check them all out HERE.

If you are the kind of guy that wants a watch for the sole purpose of telling time then you shouldn’t have to spend $50-$150 on that watch. Casio is a great brand and makes some of the sexiest and most dependable watches in the world. If you don’t need sexy but still want dependable you can’t go wrong with this tough, rubber, digital watch. Get all of the use you would out of any other watch but save your money to pay for other things.

This is a square watch with a digital display featuring LED light, daily alarm, and hourly time signal. The watch is nearly indestructible and features a 42.4 mm stainless steel case with a mineral dial window. It is also water-resistant and made to be worn. Perhaps you work with your hands? Maybe you have gone through a few watches in the past and broken or lost them so you don’t want a major investment. This is the perfect watch for you and your lifestyle.  

Fossil is a giant in the men’s accessory game. They make everything from classy watches to dope sunglasses. This chronograph quartz face watch is a timeless(pun intended) watch that will look superb on your wrist for any occasion. Whether you work in an office or in a warehouse this watch will suit the job at hand nicely. It’s blue face and the leather strap will pair it well with almost any outfit and it is sporty enough to wear to the beach or a pool party/ backyard BBQ. 

Case size: 44mm; Band size: 22mm. Which is pretty standard for men’s watches. A multifunction watch with stopwatch functionality; three separate dials to track hours, minutes, and seconds; timer; 24 hour and water-resistant up to 165 feet. It is ideal for swimming or short dives and can be worn in the shower without risk of injuring the watch. This watch is available in other colors and straps and you can view all of those choices here. I am partial to the blue or black dial with a leather strap, it just has that classic and formal look without being so formal that you can’t wear it with a pair of jeans and tee-shirt.  

This may be the most unique watch on the list. It’s not every day that you see a Russian-made watch. Vostok was an official supplier of watches for the USSR’s defense department.

The Amphibian case was developed to withstand pressures to 2000 meters; this watch isn’t produced with that specification, but it does have a very solid 200-meter water resistance.

This is an automatic movement — itself winds with the motion of the wearer’s arm. It’s a stainless steel 41mm case. The dial, which is black, features Russian language detailing.

The band, in this case, comes in orange nylon, but it’s available in several other colors, including a metal band.

Finding a Victorinox under $100 is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. Most of this brand’s offerings hover in the $500 range. Victorinox is the famous maker of Swiss Army Knives and, of course, they branched out to include timepieces. For a men’s watch under OR around $100, this is a very solid buy.

It is Swiss made (um, of course) and it features a dark slate grey face with orange highlights. The hands feature luminous orange accents, and there’s more orange detailing at the luminous indices at each hour, as well as the 24-hour numerals.

The 40mm case is stainless steel and the band is rubber. The date window is at four o’clock and, funnily enough, features the word “date” and an arrow (just in case, we guess, you didn’t know that’s what that little window was all about). Swiss quartz movement and steel crown with engraved logo. Water-resistant to just 100 feet.