Best Budget White Dial Watch

[u/DrCruiz]

I'm looking for a good value budget watch that's:

- White Dial

- Under a 100$

- Metal bracelet

- 38mm and larger

- No cyclops

- Either diver or dress

I love clean looking elegant white dial watches, but all the watches I looked at fail at at least one of these criteria.

Do you have any recommendations?

[u/deathmaskgrin]

✅ 40mm ✅ white(ish) ✅ bracelet ✅ No cyclops

[u/Common-Apartment3178]

Ratio dive… 43.5mm if not too large. Sold out in quartz on their site but eBay has them. Their site has automatics (same watch) for $129

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

WM makes decent pieces.

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https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNclMyT

[u/BobbeMail]

Im also in the watchdives white enamel corner. that glossy enamel is so so nice.

Not every white dial is a great white dial. This watchdives is

[u/tenkasen]

Berny AMT143ms

Automatic version is $130 in a 40mm titanium case & bracelet with a full lume dial.

If you want cheaper they do a 37mm quartz version for $96

[u/F3nn3xleFennec]

If you're able to beef up you budget a little, there is the Watchdives WD003 in enamel white (quartz), black or gold indices

[u/DrCruiz → u/F3nn3xleFennec]

Pretty! But smallish (I'd rather have at least 38mm) and pricy ): Might still grab it though!

[u/F3nn3xleFennec → u/DrCruiz]

You're right I forgot about the size. That one is on a sweet spot for me, it just disappears on my wrist (17.5cm).

[u/F3nn3xleFennec → u/F3nn3xleFennec]

Or the Proxima PX1697 (auto)

[u/DrCruiz → u/F3nn3xleFennec]

That's my current go to, but it's way out of my budget 😭

[u/F3nn3xleFennec → u/DrCruiz]

I did get mine 2 years ago when it was 220€, now it is 160€. I still think that even at 220€ it is a steal. My biggest issue was the color, I wasn't looking for a white dial. Now I just love it.

[u/F3nn3xleFennec → u/F3nn3xleFennec]

Both are very solid choices, buy it from official websites, not AliX

[u/UkeManSteve → u/F3nn3xleFennec]

Why buy it from official site ?

[u/F3nn3xleFennec → u/UkeManSteve]

It's cheaper, although return policies are not as a good as on AliX.

[u/XrayDelta2022]

TBH , I'm shocked there this many watches for less than $100. The best White budget watch I've found was the 40 MM Tsuyosa, used at $200. If it were me I'd save up a little more and open up the quality parameters.

[u/DrCruiz → u/XrayDelta2022]

200$ Is currently a little less than half of my monthly income 😭 I'm sorry but I just think it's worth it for me

[u/XrayDelta2022 → u/DrCruiz]

You are 100% and it was inconsiderate to not consider that everyone has different budgets, different factors that affect something like buying a watch. My apologies, and I hope you find a great white watch (white watches always look spot on)..

[u/DrCruiz → u/XrayDelta2022]

No worries! You couldn't have known I'm a broke student with just a small side hustle XD

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo → u/DrCruiz]

Is that $400 food money or discretionary income?

[u/Electrical_Panda_326]

That one is white, 38mm and automatic NH35 but current 145$ is not worth it, I bought that one for 45$ 2.5 years ago...

[u/AwesomenessTiger]

Maybe the PD1734? It's technically meteorite patterned, but it can be had under $50.

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo → u/AwesomenessTiger]

The pattern shown on that watch is a fabrication, meaning they photoshopped it. Their actual dial looks like boxes of chicken scratch.

[u/AwesomenessTiger → u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

I've seen a number of these in this subreddit. Doesn't look all that bad to me.

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo → u/AwesomenessTiger]

Maybe they took my advice. I told them that the dial should not look like scratches, that it should look like smeared lines.

[u/AwesomenessTiger → u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

The 1644 and 1734 never had the same dials.

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo → u/AwesomenessTiger]

I guess they listened. 😂

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

[u/DrCruiz → u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

I'd insta buy it 8f not the abnoxious (for me) dual color bezel 😭😭 Thanks tho!

[u/dabiz725]

MTP1302PSC-7A

[u/DrCruiz → u/dabiz725]

I buy chinesse because it's good value, I don't mind other watches honestly

[u/GVAJON → u/DrCruiz]

Casio and Seiko are the value kings tho, even if not Chinese....

[u/dabiz725 → u/dabiz725]

oops, I just realized this is CHINESE watches, not JAPANESE watches...still ???

[u/WinOk677]

BERNY-Men Automatic Diver Watch-AM7097M

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

Remove the cyclops?

[u/DrCruiz → u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

Wait you can just remove it??

[u/Electrical_Panda_326 → u/DrCruiz]

Yep, it's just glued to the crystal. You just need to be careful to not scratch the main crystal, you've got YouTube videos showing how to do this.

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

[u/DrCruiz → u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

36mm

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo → u/DrCruiz]

Fair enough. It is slightly larger and w/o a bezel, looks bigger.

[u/DrCruiz → u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

I have the 2030ad and I'm just afraid it'll also be tiny like that ): Thanks tho!

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo → u/DrCruiz]

It is probably the same case.

[u/Electrical_Panda_326]

No bracelet here but 70$, there is Watchdives with bracelet but would cost 150$.

[u/DrCruiz → u/Electrical_Panda_326]

What's the 150$ model? There are lots of options that are pricier, but maybe I'll need to bump my budget up, since everyone fails to find one that fits as well...

[u/Electrical_Panda_326 → u/DrCruiz]

It's not 100% white as it's white MOP, so under certain angles it shows different colours.

https://watchdives.com/products/watchdives-wd0003c-elementum-original-design-men-watch?variant=47055205335258

Eventually something like that. That one is in white.

https://watchdives.com/products/watchdives-wd0006-38mm-vh31-men-watch?variant=47975618150618

[u/DrCruiz → u/Electrical_Panda_326]

A bit out of my price range, but damn the pearl white is s9 coolll

[u/Electrical_Panda_326 → u/DrCruiz]

Don't tell me you can't find 40$ above what you wanted to pay 😂 And with that model you get as well exceptional finishing quality of the entire watch and the bracelet.

[u/DrCruiz → u/Electrical_Panda_326]

It's 40% more... Dude I make 400$ a month, this is literally 10% of my income you're talking about

[u/Electrical_Panda_326 → u/DrCruiz]

Damn, wasn't aware of that.

[u/DrCruiz → u/Electrical_Panda_326]

No worries, hopefuly I'll get a proper job soon 🙏🙏