Best Affordable Automatic Watches Reviews

As a brand, Orient is known on the market for classic watch designs, which is why the Bambino series is such a breath of fresh air! Just like its predecessors, Bambino Version 3 is an elegant timepiece with a minimalist design with clean, vertical lines.

The sunburst dial, rectangular hands, and date complication are complemented by the stainless steel case and leather strap, creating a beautiful and elegant design. In addition, it’s easy to notice the elements that make the Bambino series so special – the signature domed crystal and domed dial.

Of course, we can’t ignore the Japanese automatic movement that features hand-winding and hacking or the beautiful stainless steel case back decorated with the Orient logo. Overall, the Bambino Version III is an elegant watch with lots of personality and style.

A classic timepiece, with a beautiful stainless-steel design and a simple analog dial. This Seiko watch is perfect for anyone who wants class at an affordable price. 

The stainless steel bracelet is solid and the fold-over clasp offers a secure fit around the wrist. Still, it’s not recommended that you wear the watch while jogging or working out as it has minimum water resistance. 

The stainless steel case is a bit small for large wrists but it looks nice if your wrists are around the average. It’s also durable and has an exhibition back that lets you see parts of the mechanism. 

At the heart of the SNK795 lies a 21 jewels automatic self-wind movement with three hands (the second hand is red) powered by the movement of your wrist. Still, the power reserve is around 8 hours, so you may have to use the crown (located at the four o’clock position) to reset the time in the morning. 

The analog display features a matte black dial with a day/date window in the three o’clock position and silver batons for hour markers. Overall, the face is simple and elegant, easy to read in most lighting conditions but there are no luminous hands or, or an artificial light source.

The Orient watch company has been manufacturing mechanical watches for over 65 years, and all the movements, in other words the timing device, are made in Japan.

This fashionable, all stainless steel watch combines the company’s mechanical quality with stylish design. It features a mineral crystal and a power reserve of about 40 hours. It does require hand winding. 

The watch specifications state that it’s water resistant to 200 meters or 660 feet, and also states that it’s suitable for professional marine activity and surface water sports. 

It has a three-hand analog display with day and date at the 3 o’clock position.

Simple, elegant, efficient – these are the features that describe this eye-catching design from Tissot. The simplistic dial showcases a white background with silver-toned stainless steel markers and hands, which resembles the design of a classic watch. 

In fact, the Visodate is styled to resemble one of the most popular Tissot models, their original 1957 watch. As such, the logo and domed sapphire crystal lens (no anti-reflective coating) were added in memory of this legendary timepiece. The dial also features a day and date complication at the 3 o’clock position. 

The design of the watch is complemented by the high-polished stainless steel case, the alligator embossed leather strap and the exhibition case back which allows users to see the mechanism at work. Speaking of which, the Visodate is powered by a 25 jewel automatic movement with hand-winding and hacking, and a 38h power reserve. 

Overall, the Visodate is a beautiful model that can easily be used as an accessory to an elegant outfit.

The Swatch brand is known for producing affordable timepieces without hindering their quality. And the SUTS402 is exactly as described. 

The first thing that catches your eye is the blue and black design and the overall slim and attractive design. The case is made from a durable plastic that’s translucent and lets you see parts of the mechanism on the back (in a very artistic manner). 

The fixed bezel is also plastic, but black, to support the dial and the silicone strap (black with blue seams). The dial is protected by a scratch-resistant mineral crystal lens and features a three hands self-winding automatic movement painted in black and white (they’re also luminous). The Arabic numeral hour markers are also white and there is a date window at the three o’clock position. 

Overall the Swatch SUTS402 is a beautiful analog watch that will attract lots of praises and admirative looks. It’s also comfortable to wear and very lightweight for its size.

Charlene is a beautiful and elegant timepiece, fit to be part of a lady’s set of accessories. The stainless steel link bracelet completed by a secure foldover clasp looks well on a woman’s wrist and gives the watch a bit of weight (both figuratively and literally). 

The stainless steel case is simple and sturdy with a full back (also stainless steel) and a domed mineral crystal lens. Under the lens, the mother-of-pearl dial is beautifully highlighted by CZ stones (in place of hour markers) and three silver hands. There’s also a date window in the three o’clock position. 

The Japanese-automatic movement is self-winding (powered by the movement of the wrist) and quite reliable. However, the power reserve is not too big, so you may have to use the crown to set the time in the morning. 

Overall, Charlene looks and feels like an entry-level high-end watch and makes for a beautiful gift.

Gosasa is a brand known for its beautiful, yet affordable timepieces. Their designs are perfect as a gift, due to the fancy packaging, and are reliable and easy to wear. 

This extremely eye-catching model is part of their special Phoenix collection, which is why it has a golden Phoenix wrapped around the dial. The design on the dial is very intricate and the attention to detail (considering the price) is astonishing. Furthermore, if you look closely, through the long feathers in the tail, you can see parts of the mechanism!

To add to the exquisiteness of the watch, the black fixed dial is adorned with twelve diamond stones, as hour markers. The time is indicated by a self-winding automatic three-hands movement in the same tone as the background. However, the intricacy of the dial and the golden tone of the hands make it a bit difficult to tell the time from the first glance. The eye is immediately attracted by the design of the Phoenix and the hands sort of fade into the background. 

The entire ensemble is completed by the 316 stainless steel gold-plated case and gold-plated two-tone stainless steel bracelet band. 

As such, we consider this amazing design as more of a jewelry timepiece. It looks amazing on your wrist and attracts all the eyes on you. However, it’s such a strong piece that it may not work well with a more casual outfit and other accessories.