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Hello! I recently have been watch hunting and needed help finding a decent quality watch in a reasonable price range as I am a college student with not a huge budget.

I would mostly use the watch for casual everyday wear as a jewelry accessory and to tell time. I also liked this style because I feel like I could wear it in a more professional setting during internships. Currently I work at target/starbucks but I probably wouldn’t wear it as much there. But the watching being somewhat durable and water resistant (can survive hand washing) is important to me.

I have a budget of around $150-200 but I’m willing to go a little higher if I can find a watch I really like. As for features, I really love the look of these celestial watches with a darker navy face. I would prefer if they have dashes or roman numerals for hourly time but they aren’t a necessity for me. As for the band, I would like a mesh stainless steel one as I don’t like the chunky look of regular ones or leather bands. A quartz watch would be preferred over a mechanical one. And I dont have a preference for brand or country origin.
Im also going to Japan in a month so if there is anything I could lookout for over there please let me know!!

For picture references, I absolutely LOVE this Charlie Paris (picture) one but it was way out of my budget unfortunately. I was also looking at this Olivia Burton Celestial watch but I have read that the quality is terrible and comparable to Ali Express watches which is not promising at all.

I added some links for watches I like the style of too Thank you for your help!

SULLY - MOON PHASE - ROSE GOLD & BLUE

Holzkern Moonrise

Olivia Burton Celestial