The best digital watches
Digital watches are cheap, accurate and often tougher than anything mechanical. Casio makes most of the classics, and their sizes range from tiny to huge.
Our picks
One of the best-known cheap watches ever made, at 38.2 mm lug-to-lug.
- Lug-to-lug
- 38.2 mm
- Fit
- Fits 5.5"–6.25" wrists
- Specs
- 35.2 mm case · 8.5 mm thick · quartz
The F-91W's metal-bracelet sibling, at 38.6 mm lug-to-lug.
- Lug-to-lug
- 38.6 mm
- Fit
- Fits 5.5"–6.5" wrists
- Specs
- 36.3 mm case · 9.6 mm thick · quartz
The original square G-Shock shape with 200 m water resistance.
- Lug-to-lug
- 48.9 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.75"–8.25" wrists
- Specs
- 42.8 mm case · 13.4 mm thick · quartz · 200 m
The premium square G-Shock: solar powered with a steel case back.
- Lug-to-lug
- 48.9 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.75"–8.25" wrists
- Specs
- 42.8 mm case · 13.5 mm thick · solar · 200 m
A world-time display and 100 m water resistance for about $40.
- Lug-to-lug
- 45 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.25"–7.5" wrists
- Specs
- 42.1 mm case · 12.5 mm thick · quartz · 100 m
A simple 100 m digital for about $40.
- Lug-to-lug
- 44.2 mm
- Fit
- Fits 6.25"–7.25" wrists
- Specs
- 36.8 mm case · 13.4 mm thick · quartz · 100 m
Everything else that qualifies
| Watch | Case | Lug-to-lug | Thick | Fits | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casio A158W | 33.2 mm | 36.8 mm | 8.2 mm | 5.5"–6" | $30 |
| Casio W-218H | 43.2 mm | 44.4 mm | 10.8 mm | 6.25"–7.5" | $30 |
| Casio LA670W | 24.6 mm | 30.3 mm | 7.3 mm | — | $40 |
| Casio A700W | 35.5 mm | 37.4 mm | 6 mm | 5.5"–6.25" | $46 |
| Casio G-Shock GA-B001 Carbon Core | 46 mm | 42.5 mm | 13.8 mm | 6"–7" | $84 |
| Timex Ironman Classic 30 Full-Size | 38 mm | — | — | — | $87 |
| Casio G-Shock DW-9052 | 43 mm | 48.5 mm | 14.7 mm | 6.75"–8" | $90 |
| Casio G-Shock GA-700 | 53.4 mm | 57.5 mm | 18.4 mm | 8"–8.5" | $99 |
| Casio G-Shock DW-6900 | 50 mm | 53.2 mm | 18.7 mm | 7.5"–8.5" | $100 |
| Casio G-Shock GA-2100 | 45.4 mm | 48.5 mm | 11.8 mm | 6.75"–8" | $110 |
| Casio G-Shock Mudman G-9000 | 46.3 mm | 52 mm | 16.3 mm | 7.25"–8.5" | $120 |
| Casio G-Shock GA-110 | 51.2 mm | 55 mm | 16.9 mm | 7.5"–8.5" | $130 |
| Casio G-Shock GBA-900 | 48.9 mm | 51.3 mm | 16.6 mm | 7.25"–8.5" | $140 |
| Casio G-Shock GBD-200 | 45.9 mm | 48.4 mm | 15 mm | 6.75"–8" | $165 |
| Casio G-Shock GA-B2100 | 45.4 mm | 48.5 mm | 11.9 mm | 6.75"–8" | $165 |
| Casio G-Shock Rangeman GW-9400 | 53.5 mm | 55.2 mm | 18.2 mm | 7.75"–8.5" | $330 |
| Casio Pro Trek PRW-3500 | 53.4 mm | 56.9 mm | 14.5 mm | 7.75"–8.5" | $365 |
| Casio G-Shock Full Metal GMW-B5000D | 43.2 mm | 49.3 mm | 13 mm | 7"–8.25" | $600 |
| Casio G-Shock Mudmaster GWG-B1000 | 52.1 mm | 58.7 mm | 16.2 mm | 8"–8.5" | $880 |
| Casio LA680W | 28.6 mm | 33.5 mm | 8.6 mm | 5.5" | — |
| Casio G-Shock GW-M5610U | 43.2 mm | 46.7 mm | 12.7 mm | 6.5"–7.75" | — |
| Seiko Prospex Solar Hybrid Diver's 1982 Modern Re-interpretation | 47.8 mm | 50.5 mm | 13.8 mm | 7"–8.5" | — |
How we picked
We considered every current digital watch in the almanac. “Fits” is the range of wrist sizes where the watch grades as an ideal fit on our lug-to-lug model. Prices are US retail and change often.