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Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Finding alternatives to

Alternatives to the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré

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

Case
36mm
Movement
Automatic
Category
Dress
MSRP
$745
The short answer

The closest alternative to the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré is the Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Auto ($1,245) — classic dress and Looks nearly identical. If price is the constraint, the Timex Waterbury Heritage Chronograph 39mm at $359 (vs $745 for the INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré) covers most of the same brief. From the independents, the Knot Watches CAP 38mm Automatic Power Reserve is the standout microbrand take — racing chrono and Looks nearly identical. Stepping up, the TAG Heuer Carrera Date ($3,700) is where the same idea goes with a bigger budget.

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48 matches

Microbrand picks· 12

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

Knot Watches CAP 38mm Automatic Power Reserve
Knot Watchesmicro

CAP 38mm Automatic Power Reserve

18 variants
38mm·Automatic
$281MSRP
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Knot Watches Knot AT-38
Knot Watchesmicro
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Knot AT-38

12 variants
38mm·Automatic
$444MSRP
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Maen Mahjong 36
Maenmicro

Mahjong 36

 
36mm·Automatic
$899MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Baltic Prismic Stone
Balticmicro

Prismic Stone

4 variants
36mm·Manual
$1,404MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Cœur Ouvert Jour/Nuit (36mm automatic)
Charlie Paris Watchesmicro

INITIAL 36 - Cœur Ouvert Jour/Nuit (36mm automatic)

2 variants
36mm·Automatic
$745MSRP
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Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL - Cœur Ouvert Jour/Nuit (40mm automatic)
Charlie Paris Watchesmicro

INITIAL - Cœur Ouvert Jour/Nuit (40mm automatic)

3 variants
40mm·Automatic
$745MSRP
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1963 Watches LIMITED EDITION
1963 Watchesmicro

LIMITED EDITION

 
40mm·Manual
$663MSRP
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Enoksen Aeschbach By Enoksen 1944 Automatic Dress Watch - Swiss Edition - 36mm
Enoksenmicro

Aeschbach By Enoksen 1944 Automatic Dress Watch - Swiss Edition - 36mm

 
36mm·Automatic·100m WR
$639MSRP
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Specht & Sohne Specht & Söhne SP2647A Automatic
Specht & Sohnemicro
SP2647A

Specht & Söhne SP2647A Automatic

6 variants · Ref. SP2647A1
38mm·Automatic
$217MSRP
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Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL - Édition Anniversaire 10 ans (40mm automatic, limited)
Charlie Paris Watchesmicro

INITIAL - Édition Anniversaire 10 ans (40mm automatic, limited)

 
40mm·Automatic
$695MSRP
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Knot Watches AT-38SVJRBK-R_LD-16SVSV-AT-38
Knot Watchesmicro

AT-38SVJRBK-R_LD-16SVSV-AT-38

 
38mm·Automatic
$942MSRP
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Maen Brooklyn 36
Maenmicro

Brooklyn 36

4 variants · Brooklyn
36mm·Automatic
$639MSRP
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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.

Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Auto
Hamilton

Jazzmaster Performer Auto

8 variants · Ref. H36105140
34/38mm·Automatic·100m WR
$1,245MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Frederique Constant Classics Moneta Moonphase
Frederique Constant

Classics Moneta Moonphase

6 variants
37mm·Quartz
$1,195MSRP
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Orient Stretto Day & Night
Orient

Stretto Day & Night

4 variants · Stretto
41.5mm·Automatic
$420MSRP
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Glycine Women's Combat 6 Classic 36mm Automatic Watch GL0345
Glycine

Women's Combat 6 Classic 36mm Automatic Watch GL0345

 
36mm·Automatic
$1,400MSRP
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Hamilton Jazzmaster Auto
Hamilton

Jazzmaster Auto

5 variants · Ref. H32255730
30/34/36/40mm·Automatic
$1,125MSRP
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Glycine Women's Combat 6 Classic 36mm Automatic Watch GL0343
Glycine

Women's Combat 6 Classic 36mm Automatic Watch GL0343

 
36mm·Automatic
$1,400MSRP
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Stowa Partitio Classic
Stowamicro

Partitio Classic

5 variants
37mm·Automatic
—MSRP
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Orient 75th Anniversary Stretto
Orient

75th Anniversary Stretto

 
40.8mm·Automatic
$475MSRP
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Tissot Visodate
Tissot

Visodate

3 variants
39mm·Automatic
$950MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Glycine Combat 6 Classic
Glycine

Combat 6 Classic

2 variants · Ref. GL0108
36mm·Automatic
$1,450MSRP
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Hamilton American Classic Intra-Matic Auto
Hamilton

American Classic Intra-Matic Auto

7 variants · Ref. H38425120
38/40/42mm·Automatic
$1,275MSRP
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Tissot Gentleman
Tissot

Gentleman

5 variants
38/40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$950MSRP
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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.

Timex Waterbury Heritage Chronograph 39mm
Timex

Waterbury Heritage Chronograph 39mm

Ref. TW2Y24000
39mm·Quartz
$359MSRP
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Orient Bambino Open Heart
Orient

Bambino Open Heart

2 variants · Bambino
40.5mm·Automatic
$315MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Orient Helios
Orient

Helios

4 variants
40.5mm·Automatic
$335MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Orient Bambino Version 7 (38.4mm)
Orient

Bambino Version 7 (38.4mm)

3 variants
38.4mm·Automatic
$345MSRP
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Citizen Corso
Citizen

Corso

2 variants · Ref. BU2013
44mm·Automatic·100m WR
$296MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Seiko Seiko 5 SNKK27K1
Seiko

Seiko 5 SNKK27K1

Ref. SNKK27K1
37mm·Automatic
$133MSRP
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Seiko Essentials Daywear
Seiko

Essentials Daywear

2 variants · Essentials
39.5mm·Quartz·100m WR
$325MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Seiko Conceptual SNK807K2
Seiko
Seiko 5

Conceptual SNK807K2

 
37mm·Automatic
$115MSRP
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Tissot Everytime
Tissot

Everytime

2 variants
34mm·Quartz
$350MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Timex Marlin Jet Automatic 38mm Fabric Strap Watch
Timex

Marlin Jet Automatic 38mm Fabric Strap Watch

4 variants
38mm·Automatic
$329MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Casio MTP-M305L Moon Phase
Casio

MTP-M305L Moon Phase

 
34mm·Quartz
$130MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Casio EFS-S650D
Casio
Edifice

EFS-S650D

 
40.9mm·Quartz·100m WR
$250MSRP
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Pricier alternatives· 12

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

TAG Heuer Carrera Date
TAG Heuer

Carrera Date

6 variants · Carrera
29/36mm·Automatic
$3,700MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 38 midnight blue
NOMOS Glashütte

Tangente 38 midnight blue

2 variants · Tangente
37.5mm·Manual
$2,570MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Oris Artelier Complication
Oris

Artelier Complication

3 variants · Artelier
39.5mm·Automatic
$3,150MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Omega De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Power Reserve 40mm
Omega

De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Power Reserve 40mm

Ref. 435.13.40.22.01.001
40mm·Manual
$9,400MSRP
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NOMOS Glashütte Metro neomatik midnight blue
NOMOS Glashütte

Metro neomatik midnight blue

2 variants · Metro
35mm·Automatic
$4,650MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
NOMOS Glashütte Tangente neomatik blue gold
NOMOS Glashütte

Tangente neomatik blue gold

5 variants · Tangente
35mm·Automatic
$4,250MSRP
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Frederique Constant Manufacture Classic Perpetual Calendar
Frederique Constant

Manufacture Classic Perpetual Calendar

 
40mm·Automatic
$9,995MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronometre Date Power Reserve
Jaeger-LeCoultre

Master Control Chronometre Date Power Reserve

Ref. Q4168120
39mm·Automatic
$17,000MSRP
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Longines CONQUEST HERITAGE
Longines

CONQUEST HERITAGE

7 variants · Ref. L1.650
38mm·Automatic
$3,400MSRP
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Omega De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Small Seconds 40mm
Omega

De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Small Seconds 40mm

Ref. 435.13.40.21.03.002
40mm·Manual
$8,700MSRP
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TAG Heuer Carrera Astronomer
TAG Heuer

Carrera Astronomer

Ref. WBX2110.BA0044
39mm·Automatic·100m WR
$4,950MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
Hublot Classic Fusion King Gold
Hublot

Classic Fusion King Gold

7 variants · Classic Fusion
33/42mm·Automatic
$10,700MSRP
vsCompare with the Charlie Paris Watches INITIAL 36 - Jour/Nuit - Aventurine Doré
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