If you haven’t yet seen WatchTime India’s Instagram reel featuring budget-friendly watches priced between ₹25,000 and ₹1 lakh, here’s more to add to your list, in around the same budget. From sporty and vintage-inspired to refined and elegant, we have picked watches for you from brands like Atlantic, Herbelin, Alpina, Edox, and Titoni. Whether you’re buying for yourself or gifting someone special this season, these are the watches that can help.
1. Atlantic Desert Racer VBA 442 Limited Edition
If motorsport fuels your passion, you will love the Swiss watch brand Atlantic’s recent launch Desert Racer VBA 442 Limited Edition. It takes its inspiration from French motocross and rally rider Adrien Van Beveren, who won three consecutive sand races of Le Touquet and was amongst the top contenders for world’s toughest motor race, Dakar Rally, in 2024 and 2025.
The racing spirit is reflected via a big 44 mm case in stainless steel, the watch makes its space on your wrist. The timepiece displays a matte bronze vertical finished dial with matte black chronograph counters and sand-coloured numerals and Arabic hour markers. Powering the watch is a Ronda R8040B Swiss chronograph movement and finishing it is black genuine calf leather racing strap. Paying tribute to Beveren’s iconic race number 442, the watch is a limited edition of 442 pieces.
Price: 75,000 (approx.)
2. Herbelin Newport 12288A15CB
For someone who appreciates modern minimalism, French watch brand Herbelin’s Newport (Ref. 12288A15CB) is the watch that will impress. The watch features a 40 mm stainless steel case with a bezel displaying ‘Newport’, and draws inspiration from the marine spirit of the collection for its blue sunray-finished dial.
The dial is clean with central hour, minute, and seconds, and a date window at 3 o’clock. The quartz Calibre 715 powers the watch and a matching silicon blue strap completes it.
Price: 57,000 (approx.)
3. Alpina Alpiner Quartz GMT Navy Blue
Built for the sport enthusiasts like you, Alpina’s Alpiner Quartz GMT Navy Blue (Ref. AL-247NB4E6) can be your go-to adventure watch. It’s a 42 mm stainless steel watch with a bi-directional black and blue bezel with Arabic markers.
There’s a beautiful sunray-dial with lume coated hour markers and hands, a date window at 3, and a GMT-Hand with a red pointer. A quartz movement powers the watch and perforated black leather racing straps complete the look.
Price: Rs. 1,08,000
4. Edox Delfin The Original Date
If heritage and bold design are high on your checklist for this season, you can get the Edox Delfin The Original Date (Ref. 53021 3CA BUIN). Reintroduced in 2013, the Original Delfin collection launched in 1961, harking back to the brand’s legacy of diving watches.
The watch has a deodecagonal bezel with Arabic numerals on the 43 mm stainless steel case. Complementing it is the blue dial with lume coated baton hour markers and alpha hands and a date window at 3 o’clock. With a quartz movement boasting inside, the watch is offered with a black rubber strap.
Price: Rs. 81,000
5. Titoni Heritage
For a vintage lover in you, this Titoni Heritage (Ref. 83019 S-ST-638) is the best deal you can grab this season. At 39 mm, the watch sits on the wrists comfortably. The dial is also subtle with anthracite on the periphery displaying Arabic numerals coated with lume and grey in the centre with lume coated central hour minute and seconds hands.
An automatic movement Sellita SW200-1 drives the watch boasting about 38 hours of power reserve. A brown leather strap flanks the steel case.
Price: Rs. 1,26,000
Images: Courtesy brands
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