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2025 entry-level mechanical watch brand rankings

[2025 Entry-level Mechanical Watch Brand Ranking] Relying on the big data of the whole network, the entry-level mechanical watch brands selected according to the brand awareness, brand strength, word-of-mouth evaluation and sales popularity of entry-level mechanical watches (in no particular order): SEIKO Seiko, Mido, Tissot, HAMILTON, Movado, CITIZEN Citizen, Titoni Plum, CERTINA Certina, FIYTA, Bulova, ZEPPELIN, if you are looking for entry-level mechanical watches, what brand is good? This entry-level mechanical watch brand ranking list is for your reference only.

TOP.1

SEIKO SEIKO Japan

In terms of style, Seiko is probably the world's number one watch brand. Seiko Seiko is one of the three major watchmaking companies in Japan, founded in 1881 as Hattori Timepiece Shop and renamed Seikosha in 1892. Seikosha is also the parent company of Epson, a manufacturer of computer printers. For more than half a century, Seiko has won three awards at the Geneva Haute Horlogerie Competition, known as the Oscars of horology: Electronic Watch of the Year 2006 for the E-Ink Watch, Sports Watch of the Year 2010 for the Space Walk, and Small Hand Award for the Grand Seiko in 2014. In an extreme environment test of diver's watches conducted by Japan's National Marine Research Institute, Seiko's Marinemaster 1000M automatic diver's watch continued to function until a depth of 4,299 meters (2.67 miles). To commemorate the partnership between Seiko and PADI, the world's professional dive training organization, Seiko has launched two PADI Special Edition diver watches, one of which is the Ref. SRPA21J1 is almost the best-looking abalone shell diver's watch so far, equipped with a 4R36 movement inside, the font is delicate and beautiful, and you can't see it with an eyepiece...

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Score

85

popularity

9076
TOP.2

Mido Switzerland

Founded in 1918 in Zurich, Switzerland, Mido entered the Chinese market at the beginning of the 20th century, when it was called Mido, and was known for its accurate automatic timekeeping and excellent waterproof quality. In 2000, Mido entered China under the name Mido under the SWATCH Group. Swatch's positioning of Mido below Longines and above Tissot was in an awkward situation in the early years, but as Tissot gradually proliferated and young people did not want to follow their parents to buy Longines, Mido became an ideal choice. Mido has been inspired by renowned buildings from around the world: the Perfect Collection inspired by the Colosseum, the Great Wall with Chinese symbols, the Helmsman Collection inspired by the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the Belencyli Collection inspired by Milan's famous Emmanuel II Arcade and Rennes Opera House. In 2008, Mido's chronometer-certified watches ranked seventh among all watch brands, a testament to precision. Mido's Belen Seri can be said to be the best dress watch in the 10,000 yuan class, and it is currently in its third generation, and the whole series uses ET...

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Score

84

popularity

11241
TOP.3

Tissot Switzerland

Swatch Group's most well-known watch brand, with a history of more than 150 years, claims to allow every white-collar worker to wear a Swiss watch, the cheapest Tissot only costs more than 1,000 yuan, is the largest sales of Swiss watches in China, even HYT Watch CEO Vincent Perriard said: Swiss children get almost the first watch from Tissot. Tissot has been the Official Timekeeper and Partner of numerous sporting events, including the NBA, the Tour de France, and the MotoGPTM. , American Football League (AFL), etc. At the 2015 International Time Trial Competition, Tissot won four awards: the Durul Series won the Enterprise Timing category, the Celestial Craftsman won the Enterprise Classic category, and the Harbour Series took second and third place in the category. In addition, Tissot's Le Locle is also a highly recommended formal watch, the appearance design is easy to control but exquisite, the white disc is elegant, the black disc is calm, there are steel belts and belts, equipped with the classic Swiss ETA 2824-2 movement, stable and accurate, the most convenient...

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Score

83

popularity

8862
TOP.4

HAMILTON United States

Founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Hamilton is a member of the Swatch Group. In the 20s of the 20th century, Hamilton became a supplier of military watches to the U.S. military, focusing on the production of special watches for the U.S. military during World War II, providing a total of 1 million watches to the U.S. military, and about 10,000 Hamilton marine chronographs also experienced World War II, one of which was dedicated to President Roosevelt, but it has no military orders today. Hamilton also has a strong relationship with Hollywood, with footage of Hamilton watches appearing in more than 300 films to date, including classics such as A Beautiful Mind. Hamilton has two major product series: American classic and khaki sports, the khaki series is the first choice for entry-level sports watches, the khaki field price of the quartz movement is 2500 yuan, and the starting price of the khaki with the Swiss ETA movement is more than 4000 yuan, and the hot-selling styles are generally between 5000-6000 yuan, and there are also slightly high-end khaki aviation and khaki navy styles,...

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Score

82

popularity

9800
TOP.5

Movado Switzerland

Even if there is no trademark on the watch, it is known that it is Movado. Movado is one of the most artistic Swiss watch brands on this list, having collaborated with more than a dozen internationally renowned artists and is part of the permanent collections of more than 20 museums around the world, including the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in New York. Watches from big names such as Coach, HUGO BOSS, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger and Scuderia Ferrari are designed and produced by Movado. In 1946, artist Nathan George Howitt designed a dial that removed the numerals from the dial and left only the hour and minute hands and a golden dot at noon. This watch was later adopted by the Movado Manufacture in Switzerland as part of its Museum Classic collection, arguably the most famous Bauhaus design model, and this design has become a brand identity of Movado. The museum series has quartz and mechanical models, the price of quartz is about 3500 yuan, and the mechanical model is about 4000 yuan. Ruihong series is a ...

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Score

81

popularity

12197
TOP.6

CITIZEN CITIZEN Japan

Citizen Corporation was founded in 1918 as the Japan Shokosha Chronology Research Institute. In 1924, the first pocket watch was produced by the Shokosha Clock Research Institute, and the then Mayor of Tokyo, Mr. Goto Shinpei, named the watch Citizen, and since then Citizen has become the name of the company. In 1958, Citizen began exporting watches to China, and in 1986, Citizen was the world's largest producer of annual movements. In 2016, Citizen also acquired the Frédérique Constant Group, a well-known Swiss watchmaker. According to the movement structure, the style of Citizen can be divided into automatic machinery and light drive, and its automatic mechanical watch has obvious advantages in price, ranging from more than 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan, and the popular style is concentrated between 2,000 and 3,000 yuan, and the whole system uses Miyota movements. Miyota movement is a famous trademark of Citizen, the annual production of Miyota movement is up to hundreds of millions of pieces (sets), in the world, almost all watch manufacturers have used or are using Citizen Miyota movement. As the first company in Japan to develop radio-controlled radio-controlled watches, Citizen has always been a benchmark in this field. Citizen's radio-controlled watches all use Eco-Drive technology...

6

Score

80

popularity

17633
TOP.7

Titoni Plum Switzerland

Titoni is a quintessential Swiss traditional watchmaking company that has been in the factory since 1919 in Grinken, Switzerland, for three generations, and is one of the few independent family-owned watchmakers in the world. Meihua watch is the first Swiss brand to enter the Chinese market, in the 70s of the last century once swept the country of the three major pieces, although the watch brand is complex, but Meihua brand accounted for the majority. Meihua's assembly process and quality testing are done in the original Swiss factory, through multiple quality control procedures to ensure the high quality of its factory watches, so it has always given people the impression of precision, reliability and durability. There are several series of plum watches: masters, universes, air masters, etc., among which the master series of watch bodies are inlaid with numbers on the side, and are equipped with the Swiss official chronometer testing and certification certificate, with a daily error of less than 5 seconds, which is the top series of plum blossom watches, with a price of 30,000 yuan to start, and the price of lower-end styles such as 83,963 is 4,600 yuan. Plum blossoms are very well recognized among middle-aged and elderly people, and are suitable for the elderly. But plum blossoms are indeed conservative in design, many styles are still based on gold and gold plating, only when it comes to high-end styles will appear...

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Score

79

popularity

9021
TOP.8

CERTINA Certina Switzerland

Certina, a well-known Swiss watch brand, was founded in 1888 in Grenchen, Switzerland, and is a member of the Swatch Group. In 1959, Certina proposed the concept of the double-safety DS, which strengthened Certina's position in the field of sports watches by improving the water resistance and shock resistance of self-winding watches at the time through the construction of a shock-resistant movement suspension system, sapphire glass, a special O-ring on the shank, a special crown and case back. As a result, Certina's endorsement sponsorship is also leaning towards the sports sector, such as Mohamed Ali, Moto GP stars Mike Doohan, Alex Crivill, Petter Solberg and Sete Gibernau. In 2013, Certina became a partner and official timekeeper of the World Rally Championship (WRC). In addition, since the beginning of 2015, Certina has been an official partner of the Total World Rally Team Abu Dhabi. Certina's watches are more cost-effective among entry-level brands, and are very suitable for young people to wear, recommend Certina's Himalayan Powermatic 80, 40mm case, silvery-white dial decorated with sunburst patterns, large three hands, fingers...

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Score

78

popularity

17856
TOP.9

FIYTA Guangdong

FIYTA is the No. 1 domestic watch brand, founded in 1987, and is the only listed company in the watch industry in China. From Shenzhou 5 to Shenzhou 10, FIYTA has provided Chinese astronauts with watches for mission and ground training, and has been stationed in the International Brand Pavilion of Hall 1 of Baselworld Watch Show in Switzerland for six consecutive years, which is the first Chinese watch brand in the museum. FIYTA has won many awards at home and abroad, the most valuable of which is the two German IF Design Awards, and the two German Red Dot Design Awards (won by the Shenzhou 7 extravehicular spacesuit watch and the stereo reading watch respectively), which is a very rare achievement among people-friendly watch brands. Three-dimensional reading watch in the traditional way of reading, the two-dimensional reading into three-dimensional reading, not only can read the time from the front, but also through the side of the six-point ruler to read the time, two angles and ways to read the time is its core uniqueness, priced at 6680 yuan. Many friends may think that the movement of domestic watches is not good, but in fact, many big brands use Swiss ETA movements, and some brands will say that they are self-produced movements, but...

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Score

77

popularity

7231
TOP.10

Bulova United States

Bulova is a brand from the United States, but its watch factory is based in Switzerland, founded in 1875 and later acquired by Citizen, and because it is assembled in Switzerland, it is also part of the Swiss watch family. In the 1960 moon landing program, Bulova and Omega were the last two competitors of the watch brand, and although Omega won and became the world's first watch to be worn by an astronaut to land on the moon, all the time and time calculation instruments inside the space shuttle were provided by Bulova. From the 50s to the 70s, Bulova and NASA collaborated on a total of 46 space missions. Bulova watches are not well-known in the domestic watch market, but they are well-known in European and American countries, ranking 9th or 10th among all watch brands in annual sales. Bulova also differs from one collection to another, with models using Citizen movements and models using high-end ETA 7750 movements. Overall, the price of the better styles made by Bulova is between 2000 and 4000 yuan, and they can strike a good balance between price and aesthetics.

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Score

75

popularity

8797
TOP.11

ZEPPELIN Germany

Ziebling is from POINTtec in Munich, Germany, the design is inspired by the flying boat and its shape invented by Ferdinand Graf von ZEPPELIN, the main parts are made in Europe or Germany, and assembled in POINTtec's own workshop, it is one of the few watch brands still made in Germany, standard Made in Germany. Zieblin has been the best-selling company in Germany for many years and is sold on Lufthansa, Air France, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, South African Airways, Air China and many other routes. Zieblin has the Piaget Collection, the Hindenburg Collection and the Centennial Collection. The 7620-1 of the Zippelin Centennial Series is a high-end series that has been certified by the Glashütte Chronometer in Germany, and has also won the German Gold Balance Award in 2015 at a price of 25,000 yuan. However, the main styles of Zieblin's hot sales are below 5,000 yuan, the Earl series has a strong German flavor and the price is low, basically about 2,000 yuan, and the Hindenburg series and ultra-thin series are more high-end, with an average price of more than 4 or 5,000 yuan. Friends who prefer German brands can pay attention to it. ...

11

Score

72

popularity

14658

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CERTINA Certina

Certina, a well-known Swiss watch brand, was founded in 1888 in Grenchen, Switzerland, and is a member of the Swatch Group. In 1959, Certina proposed the concept of the double safety DS, with a shock-resistant movement suspension system, sapphire glass, a special O-ring on the shank, and a special watch
2 17633
CITIZEN CITIZEN

Citizen Corporation was founded in 1918 as the Japan Shokosha Chronology Research Institute. In 1924, the first pocket watch was produced by the Shokosha Clock Research Institute, and the then Mayor of Tokyo, Mr. Goto Shinpei, named the watch Citizen, and since then Citizen has become the name of the company
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ZEPPELIN

Originally from POINTtec in Munich, Germany, Ziebling's design was inspired by the flying boat and its shape invented by Ferdinand Graf von ZEPPELIN, the main parts are made in Europe or Germany, assembled in POINTtec's own workshop, and is one of the few wrists still made in Germany
4 12197
Movado

Even if there is no trademark on the watch, it is known that it is Movado. As a famous Swiss watch brand, Movado is also the most artistic brand on this list, it has collaborated with more than a dozen internationally renowned artists, and has become a permanent museum in more than 20 museums around the world
5 11241
Mido

Founded in 1918 in Zurich, Switzerland, Mido entered the Chinese market at the beginning of the 20th century, when it was called Mido, and was known for its accurate automatic timekeeping and excellent waterproof quality. In 2000, Mido entered China under the name Mido under the SWATCH Group. S
6 9800
HAMILTON

Founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Hamilton is a member of the Swatch Group. In the twenties of the twentieth century, Hamilton became the military commander of the U.S. military
7 9076
SEIKO SEIKO

In terms of style, Seiko is probably the world's number one watch brand. Seiko Seiko is one of the three major watchmaking companies in Japan, founded in 1881 as Hattori Timepiece Shop and renamed Seikosha in 1892. Seikosha is also the mother of Epson, a computer printer manufacturer
8 9021
Titoni Plum

Titoni is a quintessential Swiss traditional watchmaking company that has been in the factory since 1919 in Grinken, Switzerland, for three generations, and is one of the few independent family-owned watchmakers in the world. TONTAI is a Swiss brand that entered the Chinese market earlier and was popular in the 70s of the last century
9 8862
Tissot

Swatch Group's most well-known watch brand for the people, with a history of more than 150 years, claims to allow every white-collar worker to wear a Swiss watch, the cheapest Tissot only costs more than 1,000 yuan, is the largest sales of Swiss watches in China, even the CEO of HYT Watches Vi
10 8797
Bulova

Bulova is a brand from the United States, but its watch factory is based in Switzerland, founded in 1875 and later acquired by Citizen, and because it is assembled in Switzerland, it is also part of the Swiss watch family. In the 1960 moon landing program, Bulova and Omega were watches
11 7231
FIYTA

FIYTA is the No. 1 domestic watch brand, founded in 1987, and is the only listed company in the watch industry in China. From Shenzhou 5 to Shenzhou 10, FIYTA has provided Chinese astronauts with mission tables and ground training watches, and has been improving for six consecutive years

2025 entry-level mechanical watch brand rankings

SEIKO SEIKO Japan

Mido Switzerland

Tissot Switzerland

HAMILTON United States

Movado Switzerland

CITIZEN CITIZEN Japan

Titoni Plum Switzerland

CERTINA Certina Switzerland

FIYTA Guangdong

Bulova United States

ZEPPELIN Germany

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CITIZEN CITIZEN

ZEPPELIN

Movado

Mido

HAMILTON

SEIKO SEIKO

Titoni Plum

Tissot

Bulova

FIYTA

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