My A159W is my daily driver. I prefer it to my Apple Watch, which I've pretty much stopped wearing. I am not in a wealth bracket to afford wearing mechanical watches.
My Casio is a cheap watch, kind of quirky, and I love it!
I think it suits me very well.
The excellent Seiko 5 can be had in a wide variety of styles, many for under $100. Seriously, they're very good.
https://orient-watch.com/en/orient/collection/classic/classi...
Great watches and good value for money but that seems an odd design choice to me. Perhaps it makes sense in the Japanese market.
There's very few (if any) Seiko 5s that are under $100 anymore. Maybe under $200.
I got myself a few Chinese-made clones of mechanical watches. They are surprisingly durable and well made, many have good movements inside (like Seiko's NHxx) and there are certainly plenty to choose from under $100.
It's a bit of a rabbit hole so be careful and not go too deep :)