Did you compare it to current and historic Corso Collection watches on the Citizen website?
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Garmin Instinct 2S. Priced around $200 (US) for the holidays.
My watch “collection” has gradually turned into an Eco-Drive collection.
Citizen has several women’s tanks in the Bianca and Stiletto collections. Here’s a link to one of the steel options, bear in mind that they are nearly always available cheaper in the real world than they are on Citizen’s website https://www.citizenwatch.com/us/en/product/EW5551-56N.html
Not your budget, but someone posted a review of her Citizen Calendrier about a week ago, with a very good picture. She was quite pleased with it.
Blok and Flik Flak make some nice children’s watches, but I don’t think any have GMT.
If you are willing to spend more and get a watch made for adults you might take a look at https://abingdonco.com/
That is literally the name. https://www.tagheuer.com/us/en/timepieces/collections/tag-heuer-carrera/
This looks like a hoot, and definitely I’d pay $7 for it, too. Fun find!
If you paint it, it will no longer get enough light.
Make sure to get your wife one, too. Have the back engraved with something meaningful.
Try the women’s dive watches from Momentum. They aren’t your price range, but they are your size and are real dive watches. 200m WR. Sapphire crystal. Screw down crown. Rotating bezel.
https://momentumwatch.com/collections/womens-best-sellers/products/mini-eclipse-30mm-white?variant=44220338405600
https://momentumwatch.com/collections/womens-best-sellers/products/mini-ii-white?variant=40590675280050