[CaptSnappy]

The Casio F91W seems to be the default recommendation when someone wants a cheap and durable watch. It’s reputation has made it somewhat of a watch icon.

What do you think is the analog watch equivalent of the F91W?

 

[feitelijk]

Iconic cheap mechanical watch?

Is there any competition for the Seiko 5?

 

[Nokie]

Orient maybe?

 

[CaptSnappy]

Iconic cheap mechanical watch?

Is there any competition for the Seiko 5?

For mechanical, definitely. I was also wondering about analog quartz watches as well.

 

[TomMB]

Pretty equivalent.

 

[john_marston]

MQ-24. ~$10, and good enough for the pope

 

[mconlonx]

+1, MQ-24

This one has survived a decade+ on various motorcycles, in all kinds of weather, and still going strong, on its 3rd battery. People be all "I need a tough watch!" This is my toughest watch...

 

[Seabee1]

MQ-24. ~$10, and good enough for the pope
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not really a ringing endorsement

 

[composer]

For quartz, a Casio Duro. For mechanical, any of the Seiko SNK series.

 

[mougino]

The Casio F91W seems to be the default recommendation when someone wants a cheap and durable watch. It’s reputation has made it somewhat of a watch icon.

What do you think is the analog watch equivalent of the F91W?

Casio Marlin MDV106? [edit] already beaten to it by TomMB and composer 😉

 

[john_marston]

not really a ringing endorsement

The Vatican pays me in Casios to say nice things about them, I'd say it's a great endorsement!

 

[Seabee1]

The Vatican pays me in Casios to say nice things about them, I'd say it's a great endorsement!

do they use casios as payment in their lawsuits as well? that's gonna create a massive shortages of casios if they do

 

[shopper2200]

My view MRW-200H is the best analog varient, its slightly more expensive at $20 or so compared to MQ24 but it looks like a dive watch can take a beating and has great legibility, at 43 mm it wears more like a 40mm perfect but unlike a duro its complete resin weight probably 50

gms or so. I can tell you with my personal experience after 2 battery changes and one strap change in 9 years it still works like a charm. Also has tons of colors to choose from if you dont like the black one.

 

[Deity42]

Don't forget you need an alarm, date, and chronograph.

Assuming you don't want to go ana-digi, I think the cheapest quartz modules with these features are Miyota 0S80 (most recently available in the Dan Henry 1972) and Seiko 7T32 (common in the Flightmaster).

If you want to go mechanical, it looks like this Fortis Aeromaster is the cheapest way to go:

If you want to get picky, the Casio's 593 module almost has a perpetual calendar (only 28 days in Feb. every year).

And I don't know if any full analog watches have an hourly chime.

 

[entropy1049]

For quartz, a Casio Duro. For mechanical, any of the Seiko SNK series.

This. Crushed it👌.

 

[jetstream513]

SKX007?

 

[PAMsso]

Indiglo Timex.

 

[mark2828]

Timex camper … good enough for MacGyver and the cast of platoon including Charlie Sheen if that is an endorsement? … (this is the mechanical 1980s version )

 

[pickle puss]

 

[Rocket1991]

Timex Expedition quartz analog.