Small, sensible, sapphire
By Kenji Watanabe, Osaka ยท
My sister asked me last year what she should wear to work, and this is the sort of watch I pointed her toward. 30 mm, 8 mm thin, white dial, a steel bracelet, sapphire crystal, Eco-Drive E031 so no battery change. It is light enough for a long day at a keyboard and it goes with almost anything.
What gives me pause is the price relative to its simplicity. 395 to 450 dollars buys only the time. There is no date, and 50 m means swimming is okay but nothing more adventurous. A Seiko Essentials solar does the same job for half the money with Hardlex instead of sapphire. If she scratches crystals as often as I do, the sapphire is worth it. If not, the Seiko is the smarter buy.