LIGE Watches

LIGE is a Chinese brand from Guangzhou. Its watches look like more than they cost, so they suit anyone after a first automatic or a working chronograph without spending much.

Watches
5
Price
£30–£65
Water rating
3–5 bar

Buying guide

LIGE Watches

  1. What you get for the money
  2. Where LIGE oversells
  3. Water resistance

What you get for the money

The LIGE 6826 is a self-winding automatic with an open heart at 6 that shows the balance wheel swinging, day and date sub-dials and a display caseback, for £65. You can also wind it by the crown, and the case is 14 mm thick. The 9866 is a quartz chronograph whose pushers really do start, pause and reset the stopwatch, for £40. The 10049 is a 40 mm women's watch on rose gold-tone mesh, only 8 mm thick.

Where LIGE oversells

The supplier calls the 89143 a chronograph, but it has three hands and a date, so we sell it as that. The 6826's night-sky window looks like a moon phase; it is a 24-hour indicator. LIGE doesn't name the 6826's automatic movement.

Water resistance

Four of the five are rated 3 bar, so keep them out of the shower. The 8922 analogue-digital military watch is rated 5 bar. All five have hardened mineral crystals.

Free UK delivery on every watch

30 days to return and a 12-month warranty.