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Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Finding alternatives to

Alternatives to the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube

48 watches that match on case size, movement family, and price band. Sorted by how close the match is.

Case
39mm
Movement
Automatic
MSRP
$4,331
The short answer

The closest alternative to the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube is the Sartory Billard SB04-E Pietersite Platinum ($5,251) — shared caliber (La Joux-Perret G101) and Art / handcrafted dial. If price is the constraint, the Bulova Black Dial Leather Strap Longhorn 96A334 at $750 (vs $4,331 for the Gen1.1 Night Tube) covers most of the same brief. From the independents, the Apiar Gen1.1 Underground is the standout microbrand take — same family (Gen1.1) and Art / handcrafted dial. Stepping up, the Patek Philippe Complications 5231 ($107,402) is where the same idea goes with a bigger budget.

48 matches

Microbrand picks· 12

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

Apiar Gen1.1 Underground
Apiarmicro

Gen1.1 Underground

 
39mm·Automatic
$4,331MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Trenyo Year of The Fire Horse Unique Piece
Trenyomicro
trenyo year of the

Year of The Fire Horse Unique Piece

 
40mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Trenyo Metiers d'Art Nightclub
Trenyomicro
trenyo metiers d art

Metiers d'Art Nightclub

 
40mm·Automatic
$5,855MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Trenyo Koi Pond Unique Piece in 14k Yellow gold and 999 Silver
Trenyomicro
trenyo koi pond unique

Koi Pond Unique Piece in 14k Yellow gold and 999 Silver

 
40mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Venezianico Redentore L’Odalisca - Limited Edition by IFL Watches
Venezianicomicro

Redentore L’Odalisca - Limited Edition by IFL Watches

 
40mm·Automatic
$1,378MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
OAN.GIO Doodle
OAN.GIOmicro

Doodle

2 variants
40mm·Manual
$1,990MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Straum Fratello × Straum Jan Mayen Titanium Limited Edition
Straummicro
Jan Mayen

Fratello × Straum Jan Mayen Titanium Limited Edition

 
38.7mm·Automatic·100m WR
$2,850MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Cincinnati Watch Company Rose Window
Cincinnati Watch Companymicro
Watchmaker

Rose Window

4 variants · Watchmaker
38mm·Manual·100m WR
$1,549MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Cincinnati Watch Company Sugar Skull #1
Cincinnati Watch Companymicro

Sugar Skull #1

 
38mm·Manual·100m WR
$1,995MSRP
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Arcanaut Arc II – Fordite "Killer Cone"
Arcanautmicro

Arc II – Fordite "Killer Cone"

5 variants
40.5mm·Automatic·100m WR
$4,000MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Awake Watches Son Mài - Frosted Leaf « Royal Blue »
Awake Watchesmicro

Son Mài - Frosted Leaf « Royal Blue »

 
38mm·Automatic·100m WR
$3,000MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Filippo Loreti Watches The Joker Madness
Filippo Loreti Watchesmicro
Joker

The Joker Madness

 
40mm·Automatic·200m WR
$349MSRP
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Mainstream picks· 12

Established brands covering the same brief at a comparable price: same case size, similar movement family. Often the deciding click for a new buyer.

Sartory Billard SB04-E Pietersite Platinum
Sartory Billard

SB04-E Pietersite Platinum

Ref. SB04E1PIE1
39.5mm·Automatic·100m WR
$5,251MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
De Rijke & Co Amazon
De Rijke & Co
Amalfi

Amazon

4 variants
38.2mm·Automatic
$4,595MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Movado Derrick Adams x Movado Automatic
Movadomicro

Derrick Adams x Movado Automatic

Ref. 0607858
40mm·Automatic
$3,500MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Sinn 1746 Porcelain
Sinn
Series 1736/1739/1746

1746 Porcelain

2 variants · Series 1736/1739/1746
42mm·Automatic·100m WR
$5,022MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Ming 19.03
Ming

19.03

2 variants
39mm
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Fears Redcliff 39.5 No-Date
Fears

Redcliff 39.5 No-Date

3 variants · Redcliff
39.5mm·Automatic·150m WR
$2,833MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Rolex Oyster Perpetual
Rolex

Oyster Perpetual

10 variants · Ref. 276200
28/31/34/36/41mm·Automatic·100m WR
$6,200MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Sartory Billard SB05
Sartory Billard

SB05

 
38.5mm·Manual
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Bell & Ross BR-05 Artline Dragon
Bell & Ross

BR-05 Artline Dragon

 
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$8,300MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Sartory Billard SB10 50-50 Grind
Sartory Billard

SB10 50-50 Grind

Ref. SB10-50-50
39.5mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Fears Redcliff 39.5 Sherbet Yellow
Fears

Redcliff 39.5 Sherbet Yellow

 
39.5mm·Automatic·150m WR
$2,292MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
RGM Watches PS-801-BB "Baseball in Enamel"
RGM Watches
Pennsylvania Series

PS-801-BB "Baseball in Enamel"

2 variants
43.3mm·Manual
$2,950MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube

Cheaper alternatives· 12

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

Bulova Black Dial Leather Strap Longhorn 96A334
Bulova
Longhorn

Black Dial Leather Strap Longhorn 96A334

 
39mm·Automatic
$750MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Bulova Black Dial Leather Strap Bison 96A333
Bulova
Bison

Black Dial Leather Strap Bison 96A333

 
39mm·Automatic
$750MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Bulova Green Dial Leather Strap David and Gladys Wright House 96B486
Bulova
Frank Lloyd Wright

Green Dial Leather Strap David and Gladys Wright House 96B486

 
38mm·Automatic
$625MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Movado Derrick Adams x Movado
Movadomicro

Derrick Adams x Movado

5 variants · Ref. 0607861
40mm·Quartz
$700MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Invicta S1 Rally Interstellar
Invictamicro

S1 Rally Interstellar

 
41mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Timex Peanuts x Timex Marlin Automatic Space 40mm Leather Strap Watch - TW2W87200
Timex

Peanuts x Timex Marlin Automatic Space 40mm Leather Strap Watch - TW2W87200

 
40mm·Automatic
$339MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Junghans Meister Damen Automatic
Junghans

Meister Damen Automatic

2 variants
33.1mm·Automatic
$1,790MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Movado Modern 47
Movadomicro

Modern 47

17 variants · Ref. 0608015
40mm·Quartz
$455MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Invicta Artist Series Radian Prism
Invictamicro

Artist Series Radian Prism

 
42mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Tissot PRX UFO Robot Grendizer 50th Anniversary
Tissot

PRX UFO Robot Grendizer 50th Anniversary

 
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$1,100MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Citizen TSUYOSA Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse
Citizen

TSUYOSA Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse

 
40mm·Automatic
$990MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Movado Derrick Adams x Movado
Movadomicro

Derrick Adams x Movado

2 variants · Ref. 0650008
40mm·Quartz
$400MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube

Pricier alternatives· 12

Where the same idea goes when budget isn't the constraint: luxury upgrades and step-ups.

Patek Philippe Complications 5231
Patek Philippemicro

Complications 5231

Ref. 5231
38.5mm·Automatic
$107,402MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art Tribute to Great Civilisations Buste d'Akhénaton 42mm White Gold Watch
Vacheron Constantin

Métiers d'Art Tribute to Great Civilisations Buste d'Akhénaton 42mm White Gold Watch

Ref. 7620A/000G-H078 (X76GH078)
42mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Horse 40mm Platinum Watch
Vacheron Constantin

Métiers d'Art The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Horse 40mm Platinum Watch

Ref. 86073/000P-H066 (X86PH066)
40mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Ming x J.N. Shapiro 37.06 Lightning
Ming

x J.N. Shapiro 37.06 Lightning

 
38mm·Manual·100m WR
$8,800MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon 41mm
Audemars Piguet

Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon 41mm

Ref. 26396NB.OO.D002CR.01
41mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art Tribute to Great Civilisations Athéna de Velletri 42mm Pink Gold Watch
Vacheron Constantin

Métiers d'Art Tribute to Great Civilisations Athéna de Velletri 42mm Pink Gold Watch

Ref. 7620A/000R-H081 (X76RH081)
42mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie "150ᵀᴴ Anniversary" 41mm
Audemars Piguet

Code 11.59 Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie "150ᵀᴴ Anniversary" 41mm

2 variants · Code 11.59
41mm·Manual
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie "150ᵀᴴ Anniversary" 41mm
Audemars Piguet

Code 11.59 Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie "150ᵀᴴ Anniversary" 41mm

2 variants · Code 11.59
41mm·Manual
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Year of Horse Frosted Carbon 42mm
Hublot
Big Bang

Spirit of Big Bang Year of Horse Frosted Carbon 42mm

Ref. 646.QK.1230.VR.CNY26
42mm·Automatic·100m WR
$39,800MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Blancpain Villeret Ultraplate
Blancpain

Villeret Ultraplate

Ref. 6653-1542-55B
40mm·Automatic
$32,300MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Blancpain Villeret Squelette 8 Jours
Blancpain

Villeret Squelette 8 Jours

Ref. 6633-1500-55B
38mm·Manual
$100,000MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
Hublot Hublot Big Bang Unico Magic
Hublot
Big Bang

Hublot Big Bang Unico Magic

5 variants · Big Bang
44mm·Automatic·100m WR
$23,300MSRP
vsCompare with the Apiar Gen1.1 Night Tube
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