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CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Finding alternatives to

Alternatives to the CIGA Design GILDED AGE

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

Case
43mm
Movement
Automatic
Category
Sport
MSRP
$1,999
The short answer

The closest alternative to the CIGA Design GILDED AGE is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 41mm — integrated bracelet sport and Integrated bracelet. If price is the constraint, the Bulova Black Dial Leather Strap Bison 96A333 at $750 (vs $1,999 for the GILDED AGE) covers most of the same brief. From the independents, the CIGA Design ICE AGE is the standout microbrand take — shared caliber (CIGA Design CD-04-S) and Integrated bracelet sport.

54 matches

Microbrand picks· 12

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

CIGA Design ICE AGE
CIGA Designmicro

ICE AGE

 
Automatic
$1,499MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Brew Metric Lite
Brewmicro

Metric Lite

5 variants · Metric
30mm·Automatic
$375MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
ANGLES Watches The KOI-5
ANGLES Watchesmicro
KOI-5

The KOI-5

2 variants
41mm·Automatic
$560MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Zelos GT
Zelosmicro

GT

14 variants · Ref. gt-42mm-azzurro
40/42mm·Automatic·100m WR
$499MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
OLTO-8 SHOT Skeleton Automatic Watch
OLTO-8micro

SHOT Skeleton Automatic Watch

4 variants
41mm·Automatic
$400MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack
H. Moser & Cie.micro

Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack

2 variants · Ref. 6804-0400
40mm·Automatic·120m WR
$134,571MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade
H. Moser & Cie.micro

Streamliner Tourbillon Wyoming Jade

Ref. 6804-0406
40mm·Automatic·120m WR
$134,571MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Beaubleu Ecce Vesperal
Beaubleumicro

Ecce Vesperal

 
39mm·Automatic
$1,220MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Boutique Edition
H. Moser & Cie.micro

Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Boutique Edition

Ref. 6814-0700
40mm·Automatic·120m WR
$154,325MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Specht & Sohne Specht & Söhne SP0004 Automatic
Specht & Sohnemicro
SP0004

Specht & Söhne SP0004 Automatic

3 variants · Ref. SP0004A3
37mm·Automatic
$243MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Charlie Paris Watches GRX - Chronographe (39mm mecaquartz)
Charlie Paris Watchesmicro

GRX - Chronographe (39mm mecaquartz)

7 variants
39mm·Mecaquartz·100m WR
$645MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Gurlevik The Sphere
Gurlevikmicro

The Sphere

4 variants
42mm·Automatic
$299MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE

Mainstream picks· 18

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

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 41mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 41mm

Ref. 26579CB.OO.1225CB.01
41mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Tissot PRX UFO Robot Grendizer 50th Anniversary
Tissot

PRX UFO Robot Grendizer 50th Anniversary

 
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$1,100MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph 41mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph 41mm

Ref. 26240BA.OO.1320BA.01
41mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph 41mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph 41mm

Ref. 26240SA.OO.1320SA.01
41mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo" Extra-Thin "50ᵀᴴ Anniversary" 39mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak "Jumbo" Extra-Thin "50ᵀᴴ Anniversary" 39mm

2 variants · Royal Oak
39mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 37mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 37mm

Ref. 15467BA.OO.1256BA.01
37mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
IWC Schaffhausen Iw328901 Ingenieur Automatic
IWC Schaffhausen
Ingenieur

Iw328901 Ingenieur Automatic

5 variants · Ingenieur
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$12,900MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar 38mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar 38mm

Ref. 26684OR.OO.1356OR.01
38mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow
Christopher Ward

Twelve X Black Shadow

2 variants · Twelve
41mm·Automatic·100m WR
$6,275MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 37mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Selfwinding 37mm

Ref. 15550BA.OO.1356BA.02
37mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Hublot Hublot Big Bang Unico Magic
Hublot
Big Bang

Hublot Big Bang Unico Magic

3 variants · Big Bang
44mm·Automatic·100m WR
$30,000MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Citizen Series 8 831
Citizen

Series 8 831

2 variants · Series 8
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$1,095MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Bell & Ross BR-05 Skeleton Phantom Ceramic
Bell & Ross

BR-05 Skeleton Phantom Ceramic

3 variants · BR 05
41mm·Automatic·100m WR
$10,789MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Christopher Ward The Twelve
Christopher Ward
Twelve

The Twelve

4 variants · Twelve
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$1,495MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Frosted Gold Selfwinding 37mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Frosted Gold Selfwinding 37mm

Ref. 15550BA.GG.1356BA.01
37mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Bell & Ross BR-05 SKELETON GOLD
Bell & Ross

BR-05 SKELETON GOLD

4 variants · BR 05
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$44,820MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Tissot PRX Damian Lillard Special Edition
Tissot

PRX Damian Lillard Special Edition

 
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$950MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Invicta Jason Taylor 40418
Invictamicro

Jason Taylor 40418

5 variants
54mm·Automatic·100m WR
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE

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 Bison 96A333
Bulova
Bison

Black Dial Leather Strap Bison 96A333

 
39mm·Automatic
$750MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Seiko Prospex Sea JAWS 50th Anniversary Limited Edition
Seiko

Prospex Sea JAWS 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

 
45mm·Automatic·200m WR
$795MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Bulova Black Dial Leather Strap Longhorn 96A334
Bulova
Longhorn

Black Dial Leather Strap Longhorn 96A334

 
39mm·Automatic
$750MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE
Orient

75th Anniversary World Map LE

 
43.5mm·Automatic·200m WR
$495MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Tissot PRX UFO Robot Grendizer
Tissot

PRX UFO Robot Grendizer

 
40mm·Automatic·100m WR
$950MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Invicta Artist Series Radian Prism
Invictamicro

Artist Series Radian Prism

 
42mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Citizen TSUYOSA Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse
Citizen

TSUYOSA Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse

 
40mm·Automatic
$990MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
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 CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Bulova Black Dial Leather Bracelet Surveyor 96A310
Bulova
Surveyor

Black Dial Leather Bracelet Surveyor 96A310

4 variants
41mm·Automatic·100m WR
$925MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Glycine Men's Bienne 1914 39mm Automatic Watch GL0336
Glycine

Men's Bienne 1914 39mm Automatic Watch GL0336

2 variants
39mm·Automatic·100m WR
$1,550MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Invicta Pro Diver 36972
Invictamicro

Pro Diver 36972

2 variants
44mm·Automatic·200m WR
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Glycine Men's Airman Vintage Noon Purist 40mm Automatic Watch GL0477
Glycine
Airman

Men's Airman Vintage Noon Purist 40mm Automatic Watch GL0477

 
40mm·Automatic
$600MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE

Pricier alternatives· 12

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

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 41mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 41mm

2 variants · Royal Oak
41mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
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 CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Grande Complication 44mm
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Grande Complication 44mm

Ref. 26605CE.OO.1248CE.01
44mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
IWC Schaffhausen Iw338902 Ingenieur Automatic
IWC Schaffhausen
Ingenieur

Iw338902 Ingenieur Automatic

2 variants · Ingenieur
42mm·Automatic·100m WR
$23,800MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
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 CIGA Design GILDED AGE
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 CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art Tribute to Great Civilisations Lamassu de Sargon II 42mm White Gold Watch
Vacheron Constantin

Métiers d'Art Tribute to Great Civilisations Lamassu de Sargon II 42mm White Gold Watch

Ref. 7620A/000G-H080 (X76GH080)
42mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Hublot Classic Fusion King Gold
Hublot

Classic Fusion King Gold

2 variants · Classic Fusion
42mm·Automatic
$10,200MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art Tribute to Great Civilisations Tibre de l'Iseum Campense 42mm Pink Gold Watch
Vacheron Constantin

Métiers d'Art Tribute to Great Civilisations Tibre de l'Iseum Campense 42mm Pink Gold Watch

Ref. 7620A/000R-H079 (X76RH079)
42mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Bremont Terra Nova 42.5 Chronograph
Bremont

Terra Nova 42.5 Chronograph

7 variants · Terra Nova
42.5mm·Automatic·100m WR
$5,700MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Garrick S2 Deadbeat Seconds
Garrick

S2 Deadbeat Seconds

 
42mm·Manual·100m WR
$29,210MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Calibre
Jaeger-LeCoultre

Master Grande Tradition Calibre

 
32.3mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the CIGA Design GILDED AGE
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