The best quartz watches

Quartz is more accurate than any mechanical watch, cheaper to own and ready to wear the moment you pick it up. The best quartz watches add finishing and design that put them alongside mechanical watches at the same price.

At the top, Grand Seiko's 9F calibers are accurate to about ten seconds a year; at the bottom, Casio and Seiko make watches that run for years without a thought.

Our picks

CasioEdifice Slim EFR-S108D$170
An integrated-bracelet steel quartz only 7.8 mm thick, for about $170.
Lug-to-lug
44.8 mm
Fit
Fits 6.25"–7.5" wrists
Specs
39.9 mm case · 7.8 mm thick · quartz · 100 m
SeikoEssentials Quartz$265
A slim, plain Seiko quartz with 100 m water resistance, 8.25 mm thick.
Lug-to-lug
47 mm
Fit
Fits 6.5"–7.75" wrists
Specs
40.2 mm case · 8.3 mm thick · quartz · 100 m
CitizenEco-Drive Chandler (Garrison)$295
A 37 mm solar field watch that never needs a battery, with a 42.5 mm lug-to-lug.
Lug-to-lug
42.5 mm
Fit
Fits 6"–7" wrists
Specs
37 mm case · 9.5 mm thick · solar · 100 m
TissotPRX 40mm Quartz$450
The PRX look in its original quartz form, thinner and cheaper than the automatic.
Lug-to-lug
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Fit
Lug-to-lug not yet measured
Specs
40 mm case · 10.4 mm thick · 100 m
Grand SeikoHeritage 9F Quartz 37mm$2,700
Grand Seiko's 9F quartz: about ten seconds a year, a hand-finished case, and a 44.6 mm lug-to-lug.
Lug-to-lug
44.6 mm
Fit
Fits 6.25"–7.5" wrists
Specs
37 mm case · 10 mm thick · quartz · 100 m
Grand SeikoSport 9F GMT$3,700
The 9F as a true GMT, with a jumping local hour hand and 200 m water resistance.
Lug-to-lug
45.9 mm
Fit
Fits 6.5"–7.75" wrists
Specs
39 mm case · 12.3 mm thick · quartz · 200 m
CartierTank Française Small$4,450
The small Tank Française: Cartier design on a quartz movement you'll rarely have to think about.
Lug-to-lug
25.7 mm
Fit
A petite fit on every common wrist size
Specs
21.2 mm case · 6.8 mm thick · quartz · 30 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 F-91W	35.2 mm	38.2 mm	8.5 mm	5.5"–6.25"	$30
Casio A168	36.3 mm	38.6 mm	9.6 mm	5.5"–6.5"	$30
Casio W-218H	43.2 mm	44.4 mm	10.8 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$30
Casio MRW-200H	44.6 mm	47.9 mm	11.6 mm	6.75"–8"	$30
Casio LA670W	24.6 mm	30.3 mm	7.3 mm	—	$40
Casio W-800H	36.8 mm	44.2 mm	13.4 mm	6.25"–7.25"	$40
Casio AE-1200WH	42.1 mm	45 mm	12.5 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$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
Casio Duro MDV-106	44.2 mm	48.5 mm	12.1 mm	6.75"–8"	$85
Casio LTP-B150D	22 mm	31 mm	7.5 mm	—	$90
Casio G-Shock DW-9052	43 mm	48.5 mm	14.7 mm	6.75"–8"	$90
Swatch Blue Rebel	41 mm	47.4 mm	9.8 mm	6.75"–8"	$95
Casio G-Shock GA-700	53.4 mm	57.5 mm	18.4 mm	8"–8.5"	$99
Casio G-Shock DW-5600E	42.8 mm	48.9 mm	13.4 mm	6.75"–8.25"	$100
Casio G-Shock DW-6900	50 mm	53.2 mm	18.7 mm	7.5"–8.5"	$100
Invicta Pro Diver Coin-Edge Quartz 37.5mm	37.5 mm	—	—	—	$110
Casio MTP-B190D	31.5 mm	41 mm	8.1 mm	5.75"–6.75"	$110
Casio G-Shock GA-2100	45.4 mm	48.5 mm	11.8 mm	6.75"–8"	$110
Fossil Minimalist Slim Three-Hand	44 mm	—	—	—	$120
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
Invicta Speedway Torvane Chronograph 39.5mm	39.5 mm	—	—	—	$150
Swatch C-Black	47 mm	44.8 mm	11.8 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$155
Timex 1976 Lexington Reissue	21 mm	35 mm	8 mm	5.5"–5.75"	$159
Invicta Pro Diver SCUBA Chronograph 48mm	48 mm	—	—	—	$160
Skagen Hagen Lille Three-Hand Brown Leather	22 mm	43 mm	—	6"–7.25"	$160
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
Fossil Blue Dive Three-Hand Date	42 mm	—	—	—	$180
Fossil Grant Chronograph	44 mm	—	—	—	$180
Skagen Hagen Three-Hand Black Stainless Steel Mesh	29 mm	36 mm	—	5.5"–6"	$180
Fossil Machine Chronograph	45 mm	—	—	—	$190
Fossil Raquel 23mm Three-Hand Date	23 mm	—	—	—	$195
Invicta Grand Diver Sidereon Chronograph 52mm	52 mm	—	—	—	$250
Seiko SWR103	27.2 mm	39 mm	6.4 mm	5.5"–6.5"	$265
Dan Henry 1962 Racing Chronograph	39 mm	45.9 mm	13.5 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$290
Swatch Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch Mission to Mars	42 mm	47.3 mm	13.3 mm	6.75"–8"	$300
Dan Henry 1964 Gran Turismo Chronograph 38mm	38 mm	44.7 mm	12.9 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$310
Seiko SWR083	22.2 mm	33.1 mm	7.2 mm	5.5"	$315
Vaer C5 Korean Field Solar 40mm	40 mm	48 mm	11.4 mm	6.75"–8"	$319
Citizen Corso Eco-Drive Leather	40 mm	—	—	—	$325
Casio G-Shock GW-5000U	42.8 mm	48.9 mm	13.5 mm	6.75"–8.25"	$330
Casio G-Shock Rangeman GW-9400	53.5 mm	55.2 mm	18.2 mm	7.75"–8.5"	$330
Citizen Corso Eco-Drive	40 mm	—	—	—	$350
Citizen Corso Eco-Drive 27mm	27 mm	—	—	—	$350
Tissot PR 100 40mm	40 mm	—	8.3 mm	—	$350
Bulova Sutton Rectangular	29 mm	41 mm	6 mm	5.75"–6.75"	$350
Casio Pro Trek PRW-3500	53.4 mm	56.9 mm	14.5 mm	7.75"–8.5"	$365
Citizen L Bianca	21.5 mm	—	—	—	$395
Tissot Lovely Round 19.5mm	19.5 mm	—	6.3 mm	—	$400
Tissot Lovely Square 20x20mm	20 mm	—	7.1 mm	—	$400
Tissot Chrono XL Classic	45 mm	—	11 mm	—	$450
Tissot PRX 35mm Quartz	35 mm	—	9.6 mm	—	$450
Citizen Promaster Dive Eco-Drive	44 mm	48 mm	11.5 mm	6.75"–8"	$450
Hamilton Jazzmaster Quartz 32mm	32 mm	—	7.8 mm	—	$475
Brew Metric Chronograph Retro Dial	36 mm	41.5 mm	10.8 mm	6"–7"	$475
Citizen Promaster Navihawk 40mm	40 mm	—	—	—	$476
Bulova Frank Sinatra The Very Thought Of You	30 mm	45 mm	8.2 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$495
Tissot Bellissima 26mm	26 mm	—	6.8 mm	—	$515
Bulova Marine Star Chronograph	44 mm	—	—	—	$550
Citizen Nighthawk Chronograph Blackout	42 mm	—	—	—	$575
Tissot PR516 Chronograph 40mm (quartz)	40 mm	—	12.2 mm	—	$575
Tissot PRC 100 Solar 34mm	34 mm	—	9.1 mm	—	$575
Tissot PRC 100 Solar 39mm	39 mm	—	9.2 mm	—	$575
Casio G-Shock Full Metal GMW-B5000D	43.2 mm	49.3 mm	13 mm	7"–8.25"	$600
Movado Museum Classic 40mm	40 mm	—	6.8 mm	—	$650
Bulova Super Seville	37.5 mm	42.3 mm	10.5 mm	6"–7"	$695
Furlan Marri Castagna	38 mm	46 mm	12 mm	6.5"–7.75"	$713
Movado BOLD Quest 40mm	40 mm	—	8.4 mm	—	$750
Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Solar Chronograph 39mm	39 mm	45.5 mm	13.3 mm	6.5"–7.5"	$750
Söner Nostalgia Caesar	28 mm	40 mm	7 mm	5.75"–6.75"	$765
Citizen Promaster Skyhawk A-T Blue Angels	45 mm	—	14.5 mm	—	$795
Citizen World Chronograph A-T	43 mm	—	12 mm	—	$795
Hamilton Boulton Small Second Quartz M	24 mm	27 mm	8.6 mm	—	$795
Hamilton Boulton Quartz	27 mm	32 mm	7.8 mm	—	$845
Movado Heritage 1917 Quartz	25 mm	34.1 mm	6.9 mm	5.5"–5.75"	$850
Casio G-Shock Mudmaster GWG-B1000	52.1 mm	58.7 mm	16.2 mm	8"–8.5"	$880
Citizen Tsuki-yomi A-T	43 mm	—	—	—	$895
Bulova Lunar Pilot Chronograph 43.5mm	43.5 mm	51 mm	13.4 mm	7"–8.5"	$895
Hamilton Ventura Quartz	32 mm	50 mm	9.3 mm	7"–8.25"	$1,075
Raymond Weil Toccata Rectangular 37 x 29 mm	29 mm	37 mm	6.4 mm	5.5"–6.25"	$1,175
Movado Heritage Calendoplan S Chronograph	42 mm	—	12.1 mm	—	$1,295
Raymond Weil Tango Classic 41mm	41 mm	—	10.1 mm	—	$1,395
Frederique Constant Classics Carrée Small Seconds	25.2 mm	36 mm	5.8 mm	5.5"–6"	$1,395
Frederique Constant Classics Moneta Moonphase 37mm	37 mm	—	7.7 mm	—	$1,495
Longines Conquest 30mm Quartz	30 mm	37.9 mm	8.3 mm	5.5"–6.25"	$1,500
Longines Conquest 34mm Quartz	34 mm	41.6 mm	8.8 mm	6"–7"	$1,500
Longines DolceVita 23.30 x 37 Quartz	23.3 mm	37 mm	7.2 mm	5.5"–6.25"	$1,650
TAG Heuer Formula 1 Solargraph 38	38 mm	45.2 mm	9.9 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$2,050
Seiko Astron GPS Solar	42 mm	47.9 mm	12 mm	6.75"–8"	$2,400
Omega Constellation 28 Quartz	28 mm	30.5 mm	8.5 mm	—	$3,500
Cartier Tank Américaine Mini	15.2 mm	27.9 mm	6.5 mm	—	$3,850
Grand Seiko Heritage 9F Quartz 'Snowflake' 37mm	37 mm	44.6 mm	10.6 mm	6.25"–7.5"	$4,100
Cartier Tank Américaine Small	19.4 mm	35.4 mm	6.8 mm	5.5"–5.75"	$4,600
Cartier Santos-Dumont Small	27.5 mm	38 mm	7.3 mm	5.5"–6.25"	$4,800
Cartier Santos-Dumont Large	31.4 mm	43.5 mm	7.3 mm	6.25"–7.25"	$5,250
Cartier Panthère de Cartier Small	22 mm	30.3 mm	6 mm	—	$5,300
Cartier Tank Française Medium	27 mm	32 mm	7.1 mm	—	$5,700
Cartier Panthère de Cartier Medium	26.7 mm	36.5 mm	6.4 mm	5.5"–6"	$6,250
Cartier Santos de Cartier Small	27 mm	34.5 mm	7.1 mm	5.5"–5.75"	$6,850
Cartier Tank Louis Cartier Small	22 mm	29.5 mm	6.3 mm	—	$12,400
Cartier Baignoire Small	23.1 mm	31.4 mm	7.3 mm	—	$22,600
Cartier Tank Must Small	22 mm	29.5 mm	6.6 mm	—	—
Cartier Panthère de Cartier Small	22 mm	30 mm	6 mm	—	—
Cartier Tank Must Large	25.5 mm	33.7 mm	6.6 mm	5.5"	—
Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Solar Chronograph	41.4 mm	45.9 mm	13 mm	6.5"–7.75"	—
Casio G-Shock GW-M5610U	43.2 mm	46.7 mm	12.7 mm	6.5"–7.75"	—
Casio Duro MDV-107	44.2 mm	49.5 mm	12.1 mm	7"–8.25"	—
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 quartz and solar watch in the almanac, picking for accuracy, finishing and design rather than features. “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.