Reddit reviews Seiko Watches Men's Stainless Steel Quartz Pocket Watch (Model: SUP869P1)

I would consider the Orient Bambino if you want a great alternative.

Here are some examples of some similar watches at a budget price.


https://www.amazon.com/Orient-Bambino-Japanese-Automatic-Stainless/dp/B01N45HWRM/ref=sr_1_9?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1523305711&sr=1-9&nodeID=6358540011&psd=1&keywords=orient+bambino


https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SNK315K-Automatic-Stainless-Steel/dp/B0006ZRPD4/ref=sr_1_6?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1523305845&sr=1-6&nodeID=6358540011&psd=1&keywords=seiko+roman


https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Watches-Quartz-Stainless-Pocket/dp/B01AO0RMLA/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1523305869&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=seiko+roman

I'd like to suggest you look into Seiko's solar or kinetic watches. (They don't use batteries, rather light or motion to charge a capacitor to store the energy instead of a spring.) People who aren't particularly into watches don't always appreciate an automatic... having to set the time every time you go to put it on if you don't wear it nearly every day. As a friend of mine put it, "I thought the watch was supposed to tell you the time." Smart ass.

For size, I'd look at 38-42mm for a random group of guys. Some might argue smaller for dress watches but I think a bit bigger is better if you want them to use it after the wedding.

As far as dial color, I'd go white or light silver. Roman numerals or non-numeric markers are generally more formal than aerobic numerals, but that's not a hard rule.

I didnt search too hard, but here's some inspiration...

SKA673P1

SKA629P1

SUP869P1

I'm partial to the Fred Constant I listed below but you don't really have a lot of good options it seems as in modern watches the smallest they are going for men's size is 38mm. You may be best served with looking at some vintage watches. Timex, Tissot, Bulova, and Omega were some popular manufacturers that might be worth investigating for options.

https://www.amazon.com/Frederique-Constant-FC220NW4S5-Analog-Display/dp/B004C5DL0K/ref=sr_1_9?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1465544231&sr=1-9&nodeID=7147441011&keywords=frederique+constant

https://www.amazon.com/SUP869P1-Quartz-Silver-Stainless-Leather/dp/B01AO0RMLA/ref=sr_1_1?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1465544770&sr=1-1&nodeID=7141123011&keywords=seiko+roman+numeral

https://www.amazon.com/Tissot-T52142113-T-Classic-Stainless-Leather/dp/B000HDCF7G/ref=pd_srecs_cs_241_18?ie=UTF8&dpID=51RNKdhh-bL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL250_SR133%2C250_&refRID=QDN18SXWC5K8R0HJ2WEE

https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SKP332-Dress-Brown-Leather/dp/B000QY89CG/ref=pd_srecs_cs_241_19?ie=UTF8&dpID=41r6R2MadyL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL250_SR144%2C250_&refRID=6RAQH5GB39TM44JHADQX

https://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Mens-Watches-Classic-SKK647P1/dp/B000VI20RC/ref=pd_srecs_cs_241_36?ie=UTF8&dpID=41S8sqyaEML&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL250_SR145%2C250_&refRID=6RAQH5GB39TM44JHADQX

https://www.amazon.com/Longines-L47204112-Presence-Collection-Watch/dp/B001AHQLT6/ref=sr_1_3?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1465545894&sr=1-3&nodeID=7141123011&keywords=longines