A Mido Ocean Star is a nice, quality diver at a good price point. Looks similar to and Omega Seamaster (both Swatch brands)

I have a Mido Multifort and I love it. It’s a beautiful piece that I got for a great deal Grey market.

The hg is a pre 2014 issue. But legit point.

I’ve owned one Orient. About 12 years ago, as I was first starting to get into watches, the WUS forums were full of praise for Orient. I happened to find a nice little dress watch—I forget which model, it was maybe 37mm—for less than $70 online. I made the purchase and was very happy with it for about a year and a half. At that point, the rotor stopped winding the spring, turning my automatic watch into just a mechanical watch. I made due. I enjoyed the watch, had purchased a few straps for it, and wanted to keep wearing it. Then, one day, one of the hands just fell off. Servicing was going to cost more than the watch itself, so I opted not to try to revive it. Maybe I just got a bad one, but I won’t buy another Orient because of that experience.

Certina is a quality Swiss brand with several quartz and entry level mechanical models. These can be had for well under $500 on the grey market. Here’s one that won’t feel unfamiliar due to its shape, and would pair well with a suit or a black t shirt.

https://www.jomashop.com/certina-watch-c025-510-16-057-00.html

Subarus are better quality cars than Orient are watches. More like Citizen. Orient is more like Nissan.

Rolex Submariner