Last time I made a summary about the top ten G-Shock digital watches made in China, are you interested in one of these watches? In the next a few weeks, I will do some researches on those cheap sport digital watches for children, absolutely also made in China and with no brand. Sometimes it is always a good idea to buy your child a cheap digital watch first when he or she asked you to buy one watch for him. I will only recommend those who have a cheap price but also have a good quality, I will do some tests on the watches and show you the results.
This is one of the cheapest digital watches sold online, it is sold on many shopping platforms such as aliexpress, amazon, I bought it at less than $1, I think you will not hesitate to buy one for your child. The watch is not big and it is a youthful timepiece, very suitable for child or even men who like fashion and simple items. I like the case and bracelet on the watch, which is see-through transparent. The watch has all several functions for daily use, including time display, week display, alarm and chrono, it is very easy to adjust these functions by following the instruction on the paper they sent. When I tested its toughness by knocking its face with a wooden hammer, the face not broken and the watch is still fine, after that, I pull its straps hard and one strap is broken. That’s strange, because I also did the same test on the straps before using the hammer on the face, the straps were not broken. So I did not do water resistant test on the watch, but I ordered another same watch from the company, I will do several tests once it arrives to me. I will show you the results.
Like mechanical watches, there are also big three brands of digital watches made in China, they are Skmei, Smael and Synoke. They are very popular and being sold very well on some platforms such as aliexpress, dhgate and amazon. Today, I will make a summary about the top ten digital watches that have a similar style to G-Shock, hope this guide will help you when you are looking for such type of watches for yourself or your child.
1.Skmei
A brand that has been in this field for more than ten years. In the beginning, they only produced G-style digital watches, now they have enriched their products, you can find digital watches, mechanical watches, quartz watches and even smart watches in their store.They also made some eye-catching and beautiful digital watches for children. They offer a black iron box for each watch, please take a look at my review on Skmei 1988, their watch has a great quality.
2.Smael
I think this is the toughest digital watch from China, I got the 8058 model before and made several tests on it, the watch is not only water resistant, but also shows a very good performance in shock resistance, the Smael is high quality, even I step on this watch with my feet vigorously, it is still ok and the LED screen can show you the accurate time.
3.Synoke
Like Skmei, Synoke also has been in this field for more than ten years, the watches from both companies have a similar style. But Synoke gives me an impression that they are more active in digital watches made for students. Some digital watches made for primary school students are very attractive. The watches they made have a great quality, take the 9619B model as an example, it is a full black watch and comes in an iron box like G-Shock, even in a small size, the watch has a good performance in shockness and toughness test. It is a very good watch for men who wear for outdoor activities.
4.Sanda(be cautious)
About Sanda, the digital watches from them have the closest outlook to G-Shock, but I do not have a good impression of this brand, because the first watch I got from them is broken during the toughness test. The LED screen on the Sanda 6030 model is broken and can not show time completely. You can check my review about this watch and will know what has happened then. Perhaps the one the seller just sent me is not too good, I do not know, just be cautilus if you want to pick a watch from them.
5.Stryve
Most digital watches which Stryve makes have a G-shock style. Stryve watches are more suitable for people who have a large wrist because their watches have a bigger size and feel much heavier than other digital watches. Take the one in rainbow color as an example, it is more than 110 grams and has a style which the Brazilian loves more. Stryve has a solid quality and has also passed through several tests I made, I think it deserves a higher position than Sanda in this list.
6.Sport
Is “Sport” a registered watch brand? I did not find any digital watches being sold under this brand name on aliexpress and amazon, but I found a lot of digital watches that are using this name Sport on 1688.com. They are sold at cheap prices and look good, I bought a black one and it works well, the watch has a good performance in shock resistant test and water resistant test. Besides, the name “Sport” is much better than any other brand names to be used by these watches.
7.Ohsen
They make good digital watches that have a very similar look to G-shock. I bought a green model from them before, the watch is very cheap but still comes with a black iron box. The watch also passed through the shock resistant test and water resistant test. For the G-style digital watches they make, they are more suitable for primary school students.
8.FoxBox
You may not hear this watch, it is a sub-brand from Lige watch company in China, actually they do not make too many G-Shock style watches, but there are several pieces that are really in good quality, including the red FB0029 model I introduced on my blog. The watch looks like having a better quality than most other digital watches I reviewed, but its price is also a bit higher. If you want to find G-style digital watches in diverse options, then FoxBox is not a right option.
9.Shhors
This is a small watch-making company and produces digital watches for students and men. The digital watches for primary school students from Shhors have several features of their own. Other models for men are just copies of the G-style watches. It should have ranked higher on this list but I do not have a good experience. The Shhors watch I bought has an unreasonable design, which is their four operation buttons are not under protection and will easily cause misoperation. And there is no metal box included in the package.
10.Olevs
Olevs is famous for making cheap mechanical watches with fancy dial designs, they like to use cheap diamonds and cheap gold plating. Well, you can also find several digital watches on their store, I do not like their design, take the black and golden model I reviewed before, I do not like it because the golden screw-style crown makes the entire watch look a little weird, but if you do not want to spend too much on a golden or two tone automatic mens watch, Olevs may appear in your consideration list.
Sport, I am not sure if this is a registered watch brand, I saw a lot of digital watches sold online use this name. Among these watches, most are for students, so is this watch I am going to introduce today. You can see the word “SPORT” in white on this watch that has a rugged design case, I also did two tests about shock resistance and water resistance on this watch, it passed.
It is black digital watch with simple color combination of black and white, there are white lettering instruction on the black watch. The case is over 53mm and is almost 18mm in thickness, but the entire watch is light in weight, which is only 49 grams. The resin case is really much lighter than some watches made with carbon I saw before.
The case has several pieces of resin knurls to protect the dial and operation buttons on the sides, on the four corners, there are stainless steel screws to lock the entire watch tightly through the front to back. The case back has the engraving of a swimming person in the sea, which means the watch is water resistant. We can also see similar information on the front which is printed with “WR30 BAR”. Each button set on the case has their own purpose and easy to operate.
The dial design is very reasonable. Because the lower section of LED screen has a big space to show you time, you can also easily get the week and date at the same time, although these details are displayed in black font, but I can still read them separately with a great convenience because they have the font in different thickness. There is no specific function for the oicator on the upper left, it is just a decoration.
At last, the digital watch is driven by a quartz battery imported from Japan. I do not know how long it will last, but the battery in my G-Shock has lasted for five years. Maybe the lifetime of the battery in this Sport watch is about 3 years. Whatever, if you have children who are in shools and do not want to spend too much on a watch, then this Sport digital watch will be a perfect gift, it is strongly made and very durable.
