Reddit mentions of Citizen Men's 'Eco-Drive' Quartz Stainless Steel and Leather Casual Watch, Color:Brown (Model: BJ6500-21A)

-[Casio MTP](https://www.amazon.com/Casio-MTP-E145L-7A-Minimalist-Silver-Leather/dp/B077HDWX99/ref=sr_1_5?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1525973011&sr=1-5&nodeID=7141123011&psd=1&keywords=casio+minimalist or this

-Timex Fairfield

-Bulova 96B104

-Citizen "Chandler"

-Citizen NH8350

-Citizen AU1080

-Seiko SUR237 - Says it's a women's watch, who cares. Also, I think it's 38mm, not 35mm, could be wrong.

-Tissot Everytime

-Orient Bambino Gen. 2

-Tisell Bauhaus

-Junkers Bauhaus

I found a few watches in amazon which seem to fit you requirements. Let me know what you think!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006DDHQOQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_dT8NBbHXM455P

https://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Eco-Drive-Quartz-Stainless-Leather/dp/B071YSL49C/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1537199044&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=citizen+chandler&dpPl=1&dpID=51K-72SX0%2BL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Quartz-Stainless-Leather-Casual/dp/B01AFTLZKY/ref=pd_aw_sim_241_of_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H38418G57568WZ1PHG9A

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002IDTUHG/ref=cts_wa_4_vtp?ie=UTF8&pi=SL110&dpPl=1&dpID=41cnXkQUwvL

You definitely have options here. As the other person said there are a lot of different Seiko 5's that are pretty minimalist and under $100, so you could just pick any one and buy with confidence. All of the Seiko 5's will be mechanical automatics.

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I also second the Timex recommendation. You should check out the Fairfield Collection and the Metropolitan which are both quartz. One thing to note about Timex is that the ticking can be pretty loud on some of their watches. It bothers some people, some it doesn't. Just take that into account if you work in a quiet environment because it will be audible. The Metropolitan does not have this problem as it lacks a second's hand, and neither do many of their chronographs or sub-seconds.

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For something a little more dressy there's the Orient Capital v2 quartz. Idk how flexible you are on price, but for a little but more you can get the Orient gen. 2 v3 Bambino. The Bambino line are automatics, and come in a variety of different styles and colors all for around $100 - $200.

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From Citizen in that style take a look at the BE9170 which is a standard quartz sub-seconds. But what Citizen has really become known for is their Eco-Drive movement, which is a fancy way of saying solar-powered (Seiko and some other brands do solar-powered watches, but Citizen arguably does it the best). My picks for you would be the Chandler (also comes in black and a dark blue), or the AU1040-08E/AU1043-00E which are all solar. Again, not sure if you're flexible on pricing, but for a bit more you have the NH8350 line which are mechanical automatics, and for a bit more than that there's the AU1080 line which are solar, and also net you a very scratch resistant sapphire crystal.

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Some that are a little above budget, but worth mentioning is the Tissot Everytime line to scratch that "Swiss Made" itch, which are Swiss quartz and have sapphire crystals, and the more obscure Tisell Bauhaus, a Miyota mechanical automatic coming from a Korean watchmaker and which is pretty much a direct copy of the Nomos Tangente, but is still a reputable brand nonetheless.

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In general for under or around $100 the main brands you're probably going to want to be looking at are Casio, Timex, Bulova (the 96B104 and 97B100, for example), Citizen, Seiko, and Orient.

Does anyone have experience with Citizen watches? I've been looking at this one and was wondering if anyone has anything to say about it or Citizen quality in general.