Glycine Airman Vintage Noon Purist

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

Christopher Ward

C63 Sealander Extreme GMT

40mm · Automatic$2,075

Shared caliber (SW330-2) · Automatic

Christopher Ward

C65 Aquitaine GMT

40mm · Automatic$1,710

Shared caliber (SW330-2) · Automatic

Christopher Ward

C60 Trident GMT 300

40mm · Automatic$1,450

Shared caliber (SW330-2) · Automatic

Echo/Neutra

1956 3H

40mm · Automatic$1,025

Shared: Date · Automatic

Echo/Neutra

Averau 39 3H

39mm · Automatic$840

Shared: Date · Automatic

Gruppo Gamma

Field III GMT Date

40mm · Automatic$459

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oak & Oscar

The Humboldt Seven Year

39.5mm · Automatic$2,400

Shared: Date · Automatic

Gruppo Gamma

Vanguard Steel Date

42mm · Automatic$790

Shared: Date · Automatic

Gruppo Gamma

Vanguard Weathered Date

42mm · Automatic$790

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

Christopher Ward

C60 Trident Pro 300

40mm · Automatic$1,095

Shared: Date · Automatic

Traska

Commuter Carbon Black

40mm · Automatic$700

Shared: Date · Automatic

Traska

Freediver Arctic

40mm · Automatic$735

Shared: Date · Automatic

Brew

Metric - Digital Blend

40mm · Automatic$425

Automatic · Same size

Gruppo Gamma

Field III GMT

40mm · Automatic$459

Automatic · Same size

Boldr

Expedition Enigmath

41mm · Automatic$599

Automatic · Same size

Echo/Neutra

Averau 39 Moon Phase

39mm · Automatic$1,085

Automatic · Same size

Brew

8-Bit V2

40mm · Automatic$395

Automatic · Same size

Traska

Venturer GMT

40mm · Automatic$785

Automatic · Same size

anOrdain

Model 1

41mm · Automatic$3,804

Automatic · Same size

anOrdain

Model 2

41mm · Automatic$2,673

Automatic · Same size

Boldr

Globetrotter GMT

40mm · Automatic$469

Automatic · Same size

Boldr

Marine

40mm · Automatic$439

Automatic · Same size

Boldr

Merlion 50th Anniversary

40mm · Automatic$449

Automatic · Same size

Echo/Neutra

Averau Ceramic 3H

42mm · Automatic$1,180

Shared: Date · Automatic

Brew

Metric - Manual Wind Blue

40mm · Automatic$875

Automatic · Same size

Traska

Seafarer Charcoal

40mm · Automatic$665

Automatic · Same size

RZE

Endeavour

41mm · Automatic$599

Automatic · Same size

RZE

Resolute Type A

39mm · Automatic$499

Automatic · Same size

anOrdain

Model 3 Method

39mm · Automatic$4,693

Automatic · Same size

RZE

Valour 38

38mm · Automatic$399

Shared: Date · Automatic

anOrdain

Model 2 Porcelain

39.5mm · Automatic$2,356

Automatic · Same size

Brew

Metric Lite

40mm · Automatic$375

Automatic · Same size

RZE

Resolute

40mm · Automatic$759

Automatic · Same size

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

Bell & Ross

BR-05 Diamond

40mm · Automatic$24,829

Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross

BRS-92 ROSE GOLD

39mm · Automatic$13,932

Shared: Date · Automatic

Norqain

Wild ONE Skeleton 39mm

39mm · Automatic$7,627

Automatic · Same size

Bell & Ross

BR-03 White Steel & Gold

41mm · Automatic$7,549

Shared: Date · Automatic

Norqain

Wild ONE Skeleton 42mm

42mm · Automatic$7,673

Automatic · Similar size

Norqain

Wild ONE Skeleton 42mm Canada Limited Edition

42mm · Automatic$8,051

Automatic · Similar size

Norqain

Wild ONE Skeleton 42mm Grey

42mm · Automatic$7,673

Automatic · Similar size

Bell & Ross

BR-03 Chrono Blacktrack

42mm · Automatic$7,776

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn

1800 TITANDAMASZENER

43mm · Automatic$10,681

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris

Sun Wukong Artist Edition

41.5mm · Automatic$30,400

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn

6000 Roségold

38.5mm · Automatic$18,090

Shared: Date · Automatic

Tudor

Black Bay 58 18K

39mm · Automatic$22,550

Automatic · Same size

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

Glycine

Airman Vintage The Chief GMT

40mm · Automatic$2,900

Shared caliber (SW330-2) · Shared: Date

Glycine

Airman Vintage The Chief Purist

40mm · Automatic$2,900

Shared caliber (SW330-2) · Shared: Date

Glycine

Airman GMT

42mm · Automatic$2,700

Shared caliber (SW330-2) · Shared: Date

Sinn

105 St Sa UTC

41mm · Automatic$1,998

Shared caliber (SW330-2) · Shared: Date

Glycine

Airman Purist

42mm · Automatic$2,700

Shared caliber (SW330-2) · Shared: Date

Sinn

U2 S (EZM 5)

44mm · Automatic$3,802

Shared caliber (SW330-2) · Shared: Date

Sinn

EZM 3F

41mm · Automatic$1,933

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn

6060

38.5mm · Automatic$3,056

Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross

BR V2-94 R.S.18

41mm · Automatic$5,616

Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross

BR V2-94 BELLYTANKER BRONZE

41mm · Automatic$6,264

Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross

BR-05 GMT Sky Blue

41mm · Automatic$6,264

Shared: Date · Automatic

Norqain

Adventure Sport JP 42mm Anthracite Grey

42mm · Automatic$3,471

Automatic · Similar size

Oris

Divers Sixty‑Five 12h Calibre 400

40mm · Automatic$4,300

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris

Waldenburgerbahn Limited Edition

40mm · Automatic$2,700

Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross

BR 123 24H

42mm · Automatic$3,337

Shared: Date · Automatic

Longines

SPIRIT

40mm · Automatic$2,550

Automatic · Same size

Norqain

Adventure 40mm

40mm · Automatic$4,283

Automatic · Same size

Norqain

Adventure NEVEREST 40mm Limited Edition

40mm · Automatic$5,028

Automatic · Same size

Norqain

Independence Skeleton 40mm Anthracite Turquoise

40mm · Automatic$4,407

Automatic · Same size

Oris

Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403

40mm · Automatic$4,500

Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris

Big Crown ProPilot Big Date

41mm · Automatic$2,600

Shared: Date · Automatic

Tudor

Black Bay 58

39mm · Automatic$5,350

Automatic · Same size

Longines

CONQUEST

41mm · Automatic$2,850

Automatic · Same size

Longines

LEGEND DIVER 42 BLACK LACQUERED

42mm · Automatic$3,200

Automatic · Similar size

Tudor

Black Bay 58 Bronze

39mm · Automatic$5,850

Automatic · Same size

Tudor

Monarch

39mm · Automatic$5,875

Automatic · Same size

Tudor

Pelagos 39

40mm · Automatic$5,625

Automatic · Same size

Longines

CONQUEST

41mm · Automatic$2,400

Automatic · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte

Orion neomatik 41 date new black

40.5mm · Automatic$5,150

Automatic · Same size

Nivada Grenchen

Antarctic Erotic

38mm · Automatic$1,769

Automatic · Similar size

NOMOS Glashütte

Autobahn neomatik 41 date sports gray

41mm · Automatic$5,690

Automatic · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte

Club Sport neomatik 39 ember

39.5mm · Automatic$4,320

Automatic · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte

Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer blue

40mm · Automatic$5,760

Automatic · Same size

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

Glycine

Sea Kraken

39mm · Automatic$1,600

Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient

AC0Q-40 Diver Watch

39.9mm · Automatic$370

Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient

75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B

39.9mm · Automatic$405

Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient

AC0Q-40 RA-AC0Q05P10B

39.9mm · Automatic$355

Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient

Peanuts 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Diver

39.9mm · Automatic$435

Shared: Date · Automatic

Glycine

Combat Sub Sport

42mm · Automatic$1,650

Shared: Date · Automatic

Nivada Grenchen

F77 MK2 41mm Automatic

41mm · Automatic$1,460

Automatic · Same size

Glycine

Combat 6 Vintage

43mm · Automatic$1,350

Shared: Date · Automatic

Glycine

Combat Sub Bronze

42mm · Automatic$1,650

Shared: Date · Automatic

Nivada Grenchen

Antarctic Spider

38mm · Automatic$945

Shared: Date · Automatic

Nivada Grenchen

Antarctic Diver Aquamar

38mm · Automatic$1,050

Automatic · Similar size

Nivada Grenchen

Depthmaster

39mm · Automatic$1,050

Automatic · Same size

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

Seestern

S450 Ocean Star

40mm · Automatic$299

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess

Seestern S434 Pro Diver

40mm · Automatic$249

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess

Ocean Star S450 YM

40mm · Automatic$449

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess

Seestern S430 Titanium Diver

40mm · Automatic$299

Shared: Date · Automatic

Seestern

Sub 300 V4

42mm · Automatic$10

Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess

Seestern 62MAS V3

39mm · Automatic$199

Shared: Date · Automatic

Seestern

S471 Double Crown Diver

38mm · Automatic$179

Shared: Date · Automatic

Tudor

Black Bay

41mm · Automatic0

Automatic · Same size

Seestern

S446 GMT

39.5mm · Automatic GMT$299

Shared: Date · Same size