As the other person mentioned, Casio is solid (especially the digital stuff like the F91W), but if you're in the US/Western market Timex/Citizen/Seiko are also good. If you want a mechanical watch the Seiko 5 is a classic, and Ali has a lot of really good value for money "homages" by folks like Pagani Design for around $100-200. I think there's a subreddit for chinese (mech) watches if you're curious.
The generally accepted principle is that watch brands' watches are of a far higher quality than that of fashion brands (eg Diesel/Nike etc). Modern quartz movements are damn good, but cheap ones aren't easily repairable or generally even worth repairing if you get it from one of these fashion brands.
Be careful with venturing into the world of Chinese watches, it's addictive. They're like between $50 and $200, depending on the brand (they have more and less expensive brands now, they've been at it for years and years), with very reasonable quality, often using Japanese movements (eg Seiko), and resembling famous designs ("homages"). To the point that it's almost impossible to tell if you're wearing $25,000 Rolex or $40 "Olevs", unless you look at it from arm's length. I have like 8 now, all looking and working great, and keep checking AE sales for new ones. Someone please stop me...
Orient is also worth a mention as their value and quality are similar to Seiko and Citizen; Orient Bambino and Mako are popular alternative models to Seiko's line of divers and dress watches.
The generally accepted principle is that watch brands' watches are of a far higher quality than that of fashion brands (eg Diesel/Nike etc). Modern quartz movements are damn good, but cheap ones aren't easily repairable or generally even worth repairing if you get it from one of these fashion brands.