Casio MQ-24vsVario Eclipse Handwound Dress

Owners widely praise the Casio MQ-24 for its extreme affordability, comfortable and lightweight wear, excellent legibility, and minimalistic design. Many appreciate its near-silent operation and find it to be a reliable and accurate timepiece, with one owner reporting theirs lasted nearly a decade. Some owners note the lack of a date complication and an uninspiring crown action as downsides. Overall, owners rate the Casio MQ-24 highly for its value and core time-telling functionality.

Owners widely praise the Vario Eclipse Handwound Dress Watch for its vintage inspiration, rare manual-wind Miyota 6T33 movement, and domed dial, offering significant value at its price point. Reviewers note its balanced 38mm case proportions and the qualitative feel enhanced by unique strap options. However, some owners find the case thicker than ideal for a dress watch, though one user reports the 12mm thickness is unnoticeable on the wrist and fits under cuffs. The polished case scratches easily, and the included deployant clasp was found uncomfortable by one owner. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Vario Eclipse Handwound Dress Watch highly for its unique vintage aesthetic and value proposition, despite some reservations about case thickness and finishing durability.