
Finding alternatives to
Fortis Original
Ref. F-43 Triple-GMT
43 watches that match on case size, movement family, and price band. Sorted by how close the match is.
Case
43mm
Movement
Automatic
Category
GMT
MSRP
$4,840
Microbrand picks· 36
Independent makers covering the same brief — usually with something the mainstream brands don't.

Formex
Reef GMT
42mm · Automatic$2,235
Shared caliber (Sellita SW330-2) · Automatic

Zelos
Frost
40mm · Automatic$999
Shared caliber (Sellita SW330-2) · Automatic

Islander
Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50
43mm · Automatic$399
Automatic · Same size

Spinnaker
Ocean Blue
44mm · Automatic$399
Automatic · Same size

Islander
Islander JFK Automatic GMT Watch with Batman Dial #ISL-338
42mm · Automatic$429
Automatic · Same size

Spinnaker
Abbott Brown
42mm · Automatic$299
Automatic · Same size

Spinnaker
Dark Cerulean Blue
43mm · Automatic$299
Automatic · Same size

Spinnaker
Midnight Black
44mm · Automatic$559
Automatic · Same size

AVI-8
Devil Black
44mm · Automatic$365
Pilot · Automatic

Farer
GMT BEZEL
40mm · $1,325
Shared caliber (Sellita SW330-2) · Diver-grade WR

Venezianico
Nereide GMT Ceratung™
42mm · Automatic$1,650
Automatic · Same size

HELM
Togiak Expedition UTC
42mm · Automatic$380
Automatic · Same size

Islander
Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316
40mm · Automatic$379
Automatic · Sapphire

Zelos
MOP
41mm · Automatic$499
Automatic · Similar size

AVI-8
Engine Black
40mm · Automatic$365
Pilot · Automatic

Islander
Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222
40mm · Automatic$369
Automatic · Sapphire

Farer
GMT
39.5mm · $1,375
Shared caliber (Sellita SW330-2) · 72% less

Monta
Black / Blue-Red
40.7mm · Automatic$2,435
Automatic · Sapphire

Zelos
Damascus LE
41mm · Automatic$729
Automatic · Similar size

Formex
Stratos UTC
41mm · Automatic$4,663
Automatic · Similar size

Marloe Watch Company
GMT
42mm · Automatic$761
Automatic · Same size

Trafford Watch Co
Touring GMT
41mm · Automatic$899
Automatic · Similar size

Farer
GMT BEZEL
38mm · $1,325
Shared caliber (Sellita SW330-2) · Diver-grade WR

Henry Archer
Sienna
39mm · Automatic$5,199
Automatic · Sapphire

Marloe Watch Company
SkySplitter
40mm · Automatic$761
Automatic · Sapphire

Nodus
Contrail GMT
40.5mm · Automatic$900
Automatic · Sapphire

Vaer
Green
39mm · Automatic$935
Automatic · Diver-grade WR

Vaer
Polar
39mm · Automatic$935
Automatic · Diver-grade WR

Yema
39mm Automatic
39mm · Automatic$1,549
Automatic · Sapphire

Baltic
Aquascaphe GMT
39mm · Automatic$1,015
Automatic · Sapphire

Phoibos
Voyager GMT
39mm · Automatic$429
Automatic · Sapphire

AVI-8
Atlantic Blue
mm · Automatic$370
Pilot · Automatic

Phoibos
Wave Master GMT
39.5mm · Automatic$399
Automatic · Sapphire

Vaer
Standard
39mm · Automatic$399
Automatic · Sapphire

Vaer
Gilt 39mm
39mm · Automatic$399
Automatic · Sapphire

Yema
Paris
39mm · Automatic$944
Automatic · Sapphire
In the same price band· 2
Comparable watches at roughly the same money. Often the deciding click for a new buyer.
Cheaper alternatives· 1
If the price is the only thing keeping you off this watch, these get you most of the way there for less.
Direct homages· 4
Watches that wear the same design language — close enough that a stranger might confuse them across the room.






