My Watch quiz

Take this watch type quiz to find out which watch type you should buy. Five quick questions about your budget, style and habits match you with a quartz, automatic, digital, solar or smart watch, and each result links to a guide and to our best picks.

Watch type quiz: The five types in one minute

• Quartz: accurate and affordable. See how it works.
• Automatic: mechanical and self-winding. See how it works.
• Digital: rugged and feature-rich. See how it works.
• Solar: powered by light, see the Casio solar example.
• Smart: notifications and fitness, see our smart watch picks.

How the watch type quiz picks your match

Each answer adds points to the watch types that suit it. Sport and outdoor answers favour digital and solar models, dressy answers favour automatic watches, and an interest in health tracking points to a smart watch. Budget matters too: quartz and digital watches are the cheapest, while automatic and smart models usually cost more. The type with the most points is your match. You can retake the quiz as often as you like to compare results.

Why take a watch type quiz?

Choosing between quartz, automatic, digital, solar and smart watches can feel confusing, because each type has different strengths. A watch type quiz removes the guesswork. First, it asks how you plan to use the watch. Then it considers your budget and how much care you are willing to give. As a result, you get a clear recommendation instead of a long list. Moreover, every result links to a guide that explains how that type works, so you understand what you are buying.

Want to browse by budget instead? Try our best watches under $100 or best watches under $500.

Now that you know which watch type should i buy, you can shop with confidence. For more background, see the Wikipedia article.