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There are more than a few thin German brands that walk the line between entry-level and high end, often unisex sizes, and in an oft-copied minimalist style.
Nomos makes very attractive, minimal mechanical watches in the $1-5k range. The Orion and Tangente are both 35mm width x 6-9mm thick. Very special looking. https://nomos-glashuette.com/en
Junghans Max Bill comes in a quartz ladies model for about $600. It has real design cred. https://www.junghans.de/en/junghans-collection/watches/maxbill/maxbill-maxbilldamen/047-4658-00/model/detail.html
Stowa Antea is a mechanical in the $1k range, 35mm x 7mm https://www.stowa.de/en/Antea+Klassik+KS+rose+roman.htm
Mido Baroncelli is a Swiss mechanical in the $1k range (on par with Tissot, Hamilton) but also come in less expensive quartz models https://us.shopmido.com/baroncelli-iii-automatic.html
Timex has been putting out nicely designed sub-$100 quartz watches lately - see the Timex Fairfield at 37mm x 8mm http://www.timex.com/browse/women/collections/fairfield/ and the Timex Metropolitan at 34mm x 6mm http://www.timex.com/browse/women/collections/metropolitan/
Not that helpful in this case but I have to mention my favorite "cheap" $15 minimal watch, a Casio MQ24-1E - they're 35mm x 8mm https://www.amazon.com/Casio-MQ24-1E-Black-Resin-Watch/dp/B000GAWSHM/
Not mentioned here, but there are a ton of slim watches you can find in the $100-500 range from brands with more of a "pop" or "fashion" reputation. (Fossil, Shinola, MVMT, department store designers, etc.)
No bad watches, just a different watch for a different audience. So get whichever looks best to you!
Nov 30, 2017
c0rnelius
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Dec 1, 2017
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c0rneliusAlso forgot to mention Citizen's solar watch line Eco Drive. Eco Drive One is 3mm thick, one of the thinnest watches ever, but is up there in the $1-2k range. Check out other Eco Drive watches too. They tend to be slim and clever japanese engineering, priced $200-500.
Also I second the Swatch rec below.
Good luck!
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