While watches with neutral dials are a great choice for practicality and versatility, brightly colored dials can be super fun to wear. Just in time for fall and spooky season, we’ve rounded up our favorite watches with orange dials to add a dash of color during these darker and colder months. Keep reading for our picks of the top orange dial watches — from inexpensive to pricey — to consider adding to your collection.
Swatch Barns-Graham’s Orange and Red on Pink
Price: $110
Swatch has long been associated with the art world, reinterpreting famous works of art into its colorful watches. Within the Swatch x Tate Gallery capsule collection is the Barns-Graham’s Orange and Red on Pink model, inspired by the artwork of the very same name.
The orange dial inside the 41mm is decorated with black brush strokes that resemble tiger strips while the transparent loop on the printed strap is decorated with the Tate Gallery logo. Powered by a quartz movement, water resistant to 30 meters, and priced at just over $100, this Swatch art-inspired piece is a cheap and cheerful way to wear an orange dial watch.
Casio G-Shock GM2110D-4A
Price: $300
Affectionately known as the “CasioOak” for it’s subtle similarity to the Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet, the G-Shock GA-2100 series—characterized by eight-sided bezels—burst onto the scene in 2019. The “metal covered” bezel GM-2100 series soon followed in 2021, and in 2024, the GM2110D series with metal bracelets joined the party. G-Shock has been dutifully expanding these octagonal watch collections to keep up with demand and one that caught our eye is the G-Shock GM2110D-4A with an orange dial.
The tough and 200m-water-resistant case measures 49.3mm by 44.4mm and is 11.8 mm thick — the slimmest of all G-Shock combination models. The analog-digital combination dial is rendered in a cool orange color, furnished with high-brightness double LED light for easy in-the-dark legibility.
Seiko SRPD59
Price: $325
Belonging to the highly popular Seiko 5 Sports SKX series, the SRPD59 is the orange dial version of the beloved “5KX” diver. True to form, the 42.5mm steel case is topped with a unidirectional dive timing bezel and features the characteristic 4 o’clock crown.
The bright orange dial is home to the customary day and date windows at 3 o’clock while the oversized hands and hour makers are generously coated with LumiBrite for top-notch visibility in low light. Powered by the dependable 4R36 automatic movement with 40 hours of power reserve, the sporty look of the SRPD59 is finished with a matching steel three-link bracelet.
Citizen Tsuyosa Automatic
Price: $360
It’s no secret that integrated bracelet watches have gained immense popularity in recent years, and plenty of brands have hopped onto the trend to attract more customers. And Citizen offers an excellent affordable option within the Tsuyosa Automatic collection.
Citizen Tsuyosa Automatic watches are available with a wide range of dial colors, including a bright orange one. The dial, encased inside a 40mm steel case, includes a trio of hands at the center and a date window at 3 o’clock with a magnifying lens above it. The display caseback provide a view of the Caliber 8210 self-winding movement, which supplies 42 hours of power reserve.
Nomos Glashütte Club Campus
Starting price: $1,500
Nomos Glashútte is known for its range of minimalist, Bauhaus-inspired designs. Yet, that doesn’t mean the German watchmaker can’t have fun with color. The Nomos Club Campus is home to various vibrant shades such as Future Orange.
The orange dial is a Califonia-style dial, characterized by a combination of Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, and sticks. What’s more, the small seconds subdial includes a dark orange hand. Inside the 36mm steel case is the in-house Alpha manual winding movement with up to three hours of power reserve. The Nomos Glashütte Club Campus Future Orange watch is paired with a velour gray leather strap but buyers can opt to upgrade to steel Sport bracelets for an additional charge.
Doxa Sub 300
Price: $2,550
No other watch brand is as closely associated with orange dials as Doxa — the company released its first orange-dialed diving watch in 1967 as it was more readable in the dark depths of the water.
The modern-day Doxa Sub 300 pays tribute to that groundbreaking dive watch, retaining 300 meters of water resistance and the unidirectional bezel with a dual scale for depth and dive time. The steel case, which houses a COSC-certified automatic movement, measures 42.5mm in diameter and the orange rubber strap complements the quintessential orange Doxa dial perfectly.
TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Orange Diver
Price: $3,500
TAG Heuer has been busy expanding its Aquaracer dive watch collection in recent years, adding new iterations, complications, and colorways to the mix. One example is the funky TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Orange Diver with — you guessed it — a head-turning orange dial with horizontal grooves, a magnified date window at 6 o’clock, and a trio of large and luminous hands at the center. Contrasting with the matte dial is the ultra-glossy black ceramic bezel with 12 sides.
While the 43mm steel case has some polished surfaces on its mostly brushed finish, the three-link steel bracelet is entirely brushed. That design decision leans into the watch’s tool watch origins.
Breitling Chronomat B01 42 NFL Editions
Price: $8,800 – $9,200
Aside from wearing the color because it’s fun, another reason to wear an orange dial watch is to show support for your favorite sports team! For football fans, Breitling recently launched a collection of Chronomat B01 42 NFL Edition watches, one for each of the 32 teams. These chronographs feature 42mm steel cases, bezels with rider tabs at the 15-minute marks, automatic in-house movements, and come with the choice of a rubber Rouleaux style strap or a steel Rouleaux bracelets.
The Cincinnati Bengals and Dever Broncos editions flaunt full orange dials while the Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, and Clevand Browns models include orange details on the dials — all in keeping with the team’s official colors.
There you have it; our top eight orange dial watches to suit a range of budgets. Do you have a watch with an orange dial in your collection or have you considered adding one? Let us know in the comments if you have a favorite one.