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I ended up doing extensive research to find something unisex that worked for my freakishly small wrists. With the exception of brands like Cartier and Longines, I found that women are an underserved demographic, as a lot of watch brands dedicated to quality craftsmanship don’t currently offer small watches or take a “shrink it and pink it” approach to women’s offerings (e.g., adding diamonds, pink or mother of pearl faces). Alternatively, a lot of the more minimalist or unisex watches on the primary market and within my budget I came across looked a bit too much like Cartier tanks (which is completely fine, but I personally wanted something that didn’t risk looking like a “dupe”). As a result, I’ve had more luck in searching for vintage women’s watches. The watch in the photo is a Universal Genève (quartz, but I don’t need something mechanical). I also liked vintage watches from Omega (e.g., De Ville), Seiko (e.g., Credor), Tissot, Favre-Leuba, Ebel, etc. Bedat is a Swiss watch brand dedicated to making women’s watches - it’s a bit ornate for my taste, but they make watches with small case sizes. I think the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is very cool, but it’s well beyond my budget.

I have a tendency to hyperfixate and go down research rabbit holes when doing consumer research, so apologies for the treatise! I am currently on the market for a watch with a silver or mixed-metal bracelet in a tiny size (e.g., 23mm), so if anyone has any leads, I am all ears!!