Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date

Independent makers covering the same brief — usually with something the mainstream brands don't.

Gruppo Gamma

Vanguard Weathered Date

42mm · Automatic$790

Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Same family (Vanguard)

Gruppo Gamma

Vanguard Steel

42mm · Automatic$790

Same family (Vanguard) · Automatic

Gruppo Gamma

Vanguard Weathered

42mm · Automatic$790

Same family (Vanguard) · Automatic

Christopher Ward

C60 Pro 300

42mm · Automatic$1,550

Shared: Date · Automatic

Echo/Neutra

1956 3H

40mm · Automatic$1,025

Shared: Date · Automatic

Gruppo Gamma

Field III GMT Date

40mm · Automatic$459

Shared: Date · Automatic

Christopher Ward

C60 Pro 300 Vintage

42mm · Automatic$1,550

Shared: Date · Automatic

Echo/Neutra

Averau Ceramic 3H

42mm · Automatic$1,180

Shared: Date · Automatic

Echo/Neutra

Cristallo Professional Diver 500m

42mm · Automatic$1,450

Shared: Date · Automatic

Boldr

Expedition Enigmath

41mm · Automatic$599

Automatic · Same size

Christopher Ward

C60 Atoll 300

40mm · Automatic$1,320

Shared: Date · Automatic

Christopher Ward

C60 Sapphire Edge

40mm · Automatic$1,495

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oak & Oscar

The Humboldt Seven Year

39.5mm · Automatic$2,400

Shared: Date · Automatic

Traska

Commuter Carbon Black

40mm · Automatic$700

Shared: Date · Automatic

Traska

Freediver Arctic

40mm · Automatic$735

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oak & Oscar

Team Shuster Humboldt

39.5mm · Automatic$2,022

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oak & Oscar

The Ashland

39.5mm · Automatic$1,850

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oak & Oscar

The Humboldt 12-hr

39.5mm · Automatic$1,750

Shared: Date · Automatic

Boldr

Expedition II

41mm · Automatic$699

Automatic · Same size

Echo/Neutra

Averau 39 3H

39mm · Automatic$840

Shared: Date · Automatic

RZE

Endeavour

41mm · Automatic$599

Automatic · Same size

Boldr

Globetrotter GMT

40mm · Automatic$469

Automatic · Similar size

Boldr

Marine

40mm · Automatic$439

Automatic · Similar size

Brew

Metric - Digital Blend

40mm · Automatic$425

Automatic · Similar size

Traska

Seafarer Charcoal

40mm · Automatic$665

Automatic · Similar size

Traska

Summiteer Charcoal

40mm · Automatic$700

Automatic · Similar size

RZE

Aspirare

44mm · Automatic$699

Automatic · Similar size

anOrdain

Model 1

41mm · Automatic$3,804

Automatic · Same size

anOrdain

Model 2

41mm · Automatic$2,673

Automatic · Same size

Brew

8-Bit V2

40mm · Automatic$395

Automatic · Similar size

Where the same idea goes when budget isn't the constraint.

Glycine

Airman GMT

42mm · Automatic$2,700

Shared: Date · Automatic

Glycine

Airman Purist

42mm · Automatic$2,700

Shared: Date · Automatic

Glycine

Airman SST GMT

43mm · Automatic$3,400

Shared: Date · Automatic

Glycine

Combat Sub Vintage

42mm · Automatic$1,750

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn

857 S UTC

43mm · Automatic$3,337

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn

105 St Sa UTC

41mm · Automatic$1,998

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn

EZM 3 S

41mm · Automatic$3,046

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn

EZM 3F

41mm · Automatic$1,933

Shared: Date · Automatic

Norqain

Adventure Sport JP 42mm Anthracite Grey

42mm · Automatic$3,471

Automatic · Same size

Norqain

Adventure Sport JP 42mm Midnight Blue

42mm · Automatic$3,471

Automatic · Same size

Norqain

Independence Skeleton 42mm

42mm · Automatic$6,091

Automatic · Same size

Norqain

Independence Skeleton 42mm Grey Gold

42mm · Automatic$5,639

Automatic · Same size

Bell & Ross

BR 123 24H

42mm · Automatic$3,337

Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross

BR 126 AÉRONAVALE

43mm · Automatic$4,309

Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross

BR V2-94 R.S.18

41mm · Automatic$5,616

Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross

BR V3-94 A521

43mm · Automatic$5,184

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris

Aquis Date Calibre 400

41.5mm · Automatic$5,150

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris

Aquis Date Upcycle

41.5mm · Automatic$2,900

Shared: Date · Automatic

Longines

LEGEND DIVER 42

42mm · Automatic$2,850

Automatic · Same size

Longines

LEGEND DIVER 42 BLACK LACQUERED

42mm · Automatic$3,200

Automatic · Same size

Oris

Big Crown ProPilot Big Date

41mm · Automatic$2,600

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris

ProPilot Date

41mm · Automatic$2,550

Shared: Date · Automatic

Longines

HYDROCONQUEST GMT

43mm · Automatic$3,350

Automatic · Same size

Longines

LEGEND DIVER BRONZE

42mm · Automatic$3,550

Automatic · Same size

Tudor

Black Bay 68

43mm · Automatic$5,475

Automatic · Same size

Tudor

Pelagos FXD

42mm · Automatic$5,025

Automatic · Same size

Tudor

Pelagos FXD Chrono

43mm · Automatic$6,375

Automatic · Same size

Tudor

Pelagos FXD GMT

42mm · Automatic$5,475

Automatic · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte

Autobahn neomatik 41 date sports gray

41mm · Automatic$5,690

Automatic · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte

Club automatic date Atlantic

41.5mm · Automatic$4,050

Automatic · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte

Club Sport neomatik 42 date black

42mm · Automatic$5,050

Automatic · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte

Tangente Sport neomatik 42 date marine black

42mm · Automatic$6,030

Automatic · Same size

Comparable watches at roughly the same money. Often the deciding click for a new buyer.

Orient

RA-AC0K Diver Watch

43.4mm · Automatic$455

Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient

RA-AC0K05G00B LE

43.4mm · Automatic$450

Shared: Date · Automatic

Glycine

Combat 6 Classic

43mm · Automatic$1,450

Shared: Date · Automatic

Glycine

Combat 6 Vintage

43mm · Automatic$1,350

Shared: Date · Automatic

Nivada Grenchen

F77 MK2 41mm Automatic

41mm · Automatic$1,460

Automatic · Same size

Orient

75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B

39.9mm · Automatic$405

Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient

M-Force AC0L

45mm · Automatic$605

Shared: Date · Automatic

Nivada Grenchen

Antarctic Spider

38mm · Automatic$945

Shared: Date · Automatic

Glycine

Combat Classic

43mm · Automatic$1,550

Automatic · Same size

Nivada Grenchen

Depthmaster

39mm · Automatic$1,050

Automatic · Sapphire

Nivada Grenchen

F77 MK2 38mm Automatic

38mm · Automatic$1,360

Automatic · Sapphire

If the price is the only thing keeping you off this watch, these get you most of the way there for less.

Orient

Symphony IV

41.6mm · Automatic$325

Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient

AA08 Diver Watch

41.8mm · Automatic$390

Automatic · Same size

Orient

Bambino Version 4

42mm · Automatic$275

Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient

Kamasu

41.8mm · Automatic$375

Automatic · Same size

Watches that wear the same design language — close enough that a stranger might confuse them across the room.

Seestern

Sub 300 V4

42mm · Automatic$10

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess

Seestern DOX V3

42mm · Automatic$199

Shared: Date · Automatic

Seestern

S450 Ocean Star

40mm · Automatic$299

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess

Ocean Star S450 YM

40mm · Automatic$449

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess

Seestern S434 Pro Diver

40mm · Automatic$249

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess

Ocean Star S421

40mm · Automatic$449

Shared: Date · Automatic

Tudor

Black Bay

41mm · Automatic0

Automatic · Same size

Seestern

S471 Double Crown Diver

38mm · Automatic$179

Shared: Date · Automatic

Seestern

S456 GMT

41mm · Automatic GMT$299

Same size · Sapphire