Anyone know anything about them? Is there much of a difference between a women's line and a men's line, as far as quality is concerned (I know that in some industries there definitely is...). Can I trust that a brand recommended here for a men's watch would also be a good brand for a women's watch? (Please bear with me in possible lack of searches; for some reason the forum is running very slow on my browser so I've not searched as extensively as I might have otherwise. I did try a search on "women's" but didn't find a whole lot.) I am absolutely inexperienced in watches; I am interested in them simply as utilitarian timepieces (*ducks to avoid rotten tomatoes*) and so I throw myself on the mercy of your knowledge. 
I need a new watch. It will be replacing a Lorus that was my daily workhorse for 6 or 7 years, but finally the el-cheapo metal bracelet broke and as it's a not-entirely-standard design, can't be replaced with a standard band. Lorus was less than helpful when I emailed about the possibility of replacing the band somehow (since the watch itself still works), so I am reticent about going with that brand again even though I'm impressed with the long life of the watch.
Any recs on brands that make a sturdy women's watch that will hold up to 24/7 wear through sleeping, showers, and workouts for $150 or less (this is a fixed budget so I can't really go over it, though I know I may be asking a lot for the price point)? "Trendy" is less-than-important to me; I run far and fast from bling or cutesy and I couldn't care less about "fashion" brand names (and not-trendy can be difficult to find in women's watches these days, I find, but I simply couldn't pull off a man's watch, size-wise). Quality/reliability is most important to me; like I said, I rarely take my watch off (I'm not hard on them, but I wear mine pretty much constantly) and I don't want something that's going to break in a year or two.
I've been looking at Timex, simply because it's a brand name I recognize. Citizen also seems to be well-recommended (though I think they're above my price range)? What about Pulsar or Invicta (the latter doesn't seem to get very good reviews for quality or customer service?)? Casio (have seen a few I like but they cost well under $50 so I'm doubtful on their quality...)? I've seen a couple styles I like by Sekonda and Royal London but had never heard of the brands before. Also, prices on Amazon seem to be much cheaper than on the individual makers' sites, so that puts some brands in my range that wouldn't have been before (should this worry me?).
Several Seikos I liked are "automatic." Is this good or bad? I've always just had watches with batteries before.
Are there reputable US-based sites that sell watches, besides Amazon, where I could look at several brands at once?
Much thanks in advance.
I need a new watch. It will be replacing a Lorus that was my daily workhorse for 6 or 7 years, but finally the el-cheapo metal bracelet broke and as it's a not-entirely-standard design, can't be replaced with a standard band. Lorus was less than helpful when I emailed about the possibility of replacing the band somehow (since the watch itself still works), so I am reticent about going with that brand again even though I'm impressed with the long life of the watch.
Any recs on brands that make a sturdy women's watch that will hold up to 24/7 wear through sleeping, showers, and workouts for $150 or less (this is a fixed budget so I can't really go over it, though I know I may be asking a lot for the price point)? "Trendy" is less-than-important to me; I run far and fast from bling or cutesy and I couldn't care less about "fashion" brand names (and not-trendy can be difficult to find in women's watches these days, I find, but I simply couldn't pull off a man's watch, size-wise). Quality/reliability is most important to me; like I said, I rarely take my watch off (I'm not hard on them, but I wear mine pretty much constantly) and I don't want something that's going to break in a year or two.
I've been looking at Timex, simply because it's a brand name I recognize. Citizen also seems to be well-recommended (though I think they're above my price range)? What about Pulsar or Invicta (the latter doesn't seem to get very good reviews for quality or customer service?)? Casio (have seen a few I like but they cost well under $50 so I'm doubtful on their quality...)? I've seen a couple styles I like by Sekonda and Royal London but had never heard of the brands before. Also, prices on Amazon seem to be much cheaper than on the individual makers' sites, so that puts some brands in my range that wouldn't have been before (should this worry me?).
Several Seikos I liked are "automatic." Is this good or bad? I've always just had watches with batteries before.
Are there reputable US-based sites that sell watches, besides Amazon, where I could look at several brands at once?
Much thanks in advance.
