Best quartz sports/divers watches

[Rob_F]

Hi all,

I’d like a nice quartz watch to wear when I’m not wearing a smart watch. I’d like it to be a sports/diver style watch, probably submariner size or smaller. I have a Christopher Ward C65 vintage 38mm which I really like but not interested in winding it up every time (and it’s an excuse to get a new toy so don’t talk to me about watch winders ).

Who does a really nice sporty analogue quartz, ideally a good/known brand (I might as well be honest!), with a budget of circa 1k?

Appreciate any suggestions!

[Oliver80]

Seiko Tuna.

[Doofus]

Yema Superman Heritage.

[valiant]

Longines Hydroconquest.

Something like this?

https://www.longines.com/en-gb/watch-hydroconquest...

[r159]

valiant said:

Longines Hydroconquest.

Something like this?

https://www.longines.com/en-gb/watch-hydroconquest...

Or a Conquest, or Conquest VHP

Tissot PRX

Certina do a range of COSC certified quartz sports watches in titanium and steel

Edited by r159 on Wednesday 12th October 20:46

[Tom1312]

Anything by Scurfa.

Brilliant value and bits of kit.

Also well under budget.

[trickywoo]

The Bill Gates diver Casio MDV106 is very popular on here.

[Barchettaman]

+1, Casio Marlin

Tissot Seastar quartz

Addiesdive quartz diver from AliExpress; arguably the best-specced diver £45 will get you

Omega Seamaster Professional 300 might squeak into budget but these have gone up considerably.

Citizen Ecodrive: solar powered so no battery changes, tough as old boots.

you have loads of options.

[Stunters]

If you extend your definition to cover quartz chronographs, Farer's split-seconds flyback models are nice. Elvington, Ainsdale and Pendine. Same watch, different colour schemes. 39.5mm case width and only 11mm depth.

https://farer.com/products/elvington
https://farer.com/products/ainsdale
https://farer.com/products/pendine

Here's my own Ainsdale (original version with bronze crown). I now have this on a tan leather strap which suits it really well.

[gregs656]

I’d get something with digital functionality.

A purely analogue quartz watch doesn’t do much for me.

[cholo]

Tag F1?

[Rob_F]

Thank you for the suggestions, I didn’t know many of these existed. Favourites are the conquest VHP (also on an offer at goldsmiths but maybe they always are? The Yema - but unknown but like the style and the Omega Seamaster, that is kind of perfect but the really nice ones seem to be 1500+ and slightly nervous of a second hand buy.

Definitely something to consider and if anyone has good experience or advice re a used Seamaster I’m so ears!

Thanks

[Doofus]

Rob_F said:

Thank you for the suggestions, I didn’t know many of these existed. Favourites are the conquest VHP (also on an offer at goldsmiths but maybe they always are? The Yema - but unknown but like the style and the Omega Seamaster, that is kind of perfect but the really nice ones seem to be 1500+ and slightly nervous of a second hand buy.

Definitely something to consider and if anyone has good experience or advice re a used Seamaster I’m so ears!

Thanks

Yema have been around since 1948, and prodice some in-house movements so, whilst they may be unknown to you, they're definitely not an upstart.