Amelia Earhart Quartz

A slimmer, more accurate take on one of Riley’s most distinctive watches.

Inspired by Amelia Earhart, the aircraft she flew and the extraordinary era of aviation she helped define, the Amelia Earhart returns with the same striking dial designs in a new, beautifully slim quartz case.

At just 9.15mm thick, this is the thinnest and most wearable version we’ve produced — powered by a highly dependable Japanese Miyota quartz movement and protected by sapphire glass.

The colours, details and aviation-inspired character remain.

The bulk doesn’t.

Built Around the Design

The Amelia Earhart collection has always been about more than the movement inside it.

Canary Yellow references Earhart's first aircraft, The Canary. The vivid red recalls her Lockheed Vega. Silver takes its cues from the aluminium skin of the Electra, while Sky Blue and Classic Cream draw from the visual language of aviation's golden age.

Those designs remain the stars of the watch.

By moving to a Japanese quartz movement, we've been able to put them into a case measuring just 9.15mm from front to back — creating a watch that feels noticeably lighter, slimmer and more comfortable on the wrist.

Specifications & Signature Features

Quartz, Deliberately

We could have treated quartz as a way to simply make the Amelia Earhart cheaper.

We didn't.

We chose it because it changes the proportions of the watch.

The compact Miyota 2035 allows the complete case to measure only 9.15mm thick. It also gives you the accuracy and convenience quartz is famous for: no winding, no resetting the watch after leaving it unworn and considerably greater timekeeping accuracy than a conventional automatic movement.

For an everyday watch, those are real advantages.

And because a quality Japanese quartz movement costs less than its mechanical equivalent, you get the same Riley design, sapphire crystal and build quality at a significantly more accessible price.

You're paying for the watch you can see and wear — not simply paying more because there's an automatic movement hidden inside it.

Same Amelia Earhart. Better Everyday Companion.

Put the quartz and automatic editions side by side and the thing you'll notice first isn't the movement.

It's the design.

The dial, colours, polished details and aviation influence that made the original Amelia Earhart distinctive are all still there.

What you gain is a case that's slimmer, a watch that's easier to wear, accuracy you don't have to think about and a lower price.

For many owners, we'd argue that makes this the better everyday Amelia Earhart.

The Riley Promise

Every Amelia Earhart is built and shipped from the UK and includes our 30-day hassle-free return policy.

For customers in the United States, Riley prepays the applicable import tariff, meaning the amount shown at checkout is the amount you pay for the watch — with no unexpected tariff charge on delivery.