
Finding alternatives to
Glycine Sea Kraken
Ref. GL0505
108 watches that match on case size, movement family, and price band. Sorted by how close the match is.
Case
39mm
Movement
Automatic
MSRP
$1,600
ComplicationsDate
Microbrand picks· 37
Independent makers covering the same brief — usually with something the mainstream brands don't.

Christopher Ward
C60 Atoll 300
40mm · Automatic$1,320
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Shared: Date

Christopher Ward
C60 Trident Pro 300
40mm · Automatic$1,095
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Shared: Date

Christopher Ward
C65 Sandhurst Series 2
40mm · Automatic$1,375
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Automatic

Christopher Ward
C60 Lympstone
40mm · Automatic$1,615
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Automatic

Echo/Neutra
1956 3H
40mm · Automatic$1,025
Shared: Date · Automatic

Oak & Oscar
The Humboldt Seven Year
39.5mm · Automatic$2,400
Shared: Date · Automatic

Gruppo Gamma
Field III GMT Date
40mm · Automatic$459
Shared: Date · Automatic

Traska
Freediver Arctic
40mm · Automatic$735
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

Echo/Neutra
Averau 39 3H
39mm · Automatic$840
Shared: Date · Automatic

Traska
Commuter Carbon Black
40mm · Automatic$700
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

Echo/Neutra
Averau 39 Moon Phase
39mm · Automatic$1,085
Automatic · Same size

Gruppo Gamma
Field III
40mm · Automatic$439
Automatic · Same size

RZE
Valour 38
38mm · Automatic$399
Shared: Date · Automatic

Traska
Seafarer Charcoal
40mm · Automatic$665
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

Boldr
Odyssey 40mm
40mm · Automatic$799
Automatic · Same size

Brew
Metric - Digital Blend
40mm · Automatic$425
Automatic · Same size

Traska
Summiteer Charcoal
40mm · Automatic$700
Automatic · Same size

Echo/Neutra
1956 Chrono
40mm · Manual winding chronograph$2,060
Shared: Date · Same size

Brew
8-Bit V2
40mm · Automatic$395
Automatic · Same size

RZE
Endeavour
41mm · Automatic$599
Automatic · Similar size

anOrdain
Fabrik GMT
38mm · Automatic$1,937
Automatic · Same size

anOrdain
Model 1 (Group Buy)
38mm · Automatic$1,556
Automatic · Same size

anOrdain
Model 2
38mm · Automatic$1,334
Automatic · Same size

Lorca
MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH
37mm · Automatic$2,750
Automatic · Similar size

Lorca
MODEL No.1 GMT
36mm · Automatic$1,875
Automatic · Sapphire

RZE
Resolute
40mm · Automatic$759
Automatic · Same size

RZE
Resolute Type A
39mm · Automatic$499
Automatic · Same size

anOrdain
Fabrik
38mm · Automatic$1,810
Automatic · Same size

Brew
Metric Lite
40mm · Automatic$375
Automatic · Same size
Steps up from here· 32
Where the same idea goes when budget isn't the constraint.

Glycine
Airman Vintage Noon Purist
40mm · Automatic$3,500
Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn
6000 Anniversary III
38.5mm · Automatic$4,806
Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross
BR-05 Diamond
40mm · Automatic$24,829
Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn
356 Sa PILOT III Commerzbank
38.5mm · Automatic$3,769
Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn
6000 Roségold
38.5mm · Automatic$18,090
Shared: Date · Automatic

Sinn
T50 GBDR
41mm · Automatic$4,428
Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross
BR-05 GMT Sky Blue
41mm · Automatic$6,264
Shared: Date · Automatic

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

Norqain
Independence Skeleton 40mm DLC Anthracite Orange
40mm · Automatic$5,865
Automatic · Same size

Bell & Ross
BRS-92 ROSE GOLD
39mm · Automatic$13,932
Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris
Divers Sixty‑Five 12h Calibre 400
40mm · Automatic$4,300
Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris
Divers Sixty‑Five Date
38mm · Automatic$3,400
Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross
BR V2-94 R.S.18
41mm · Automatic$5,616
Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris
Divers Sixty‑Five Cotton Candy
38mm · Automatic$3,400
Shared: Date · Automatic

Longines
LONGINES SPIRIT ZULU TIME
39mm · Automatic$5,200
Automatic · Same size

Longines
SPIRIT ZULU TIME
39mm · Automatic$3,550
Automatic · Same size

Longines
SPIRIT ZULU TIME 1925
39mm · Automatic$4,700
Automatic · Same size

Oris
Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403
40mm · Automatic$4,500
Shared: Date · Automatic

Tudor
Black Bay 58
39mm · Automatic$5,350
Automatic · Same size

Tudor
Monarch
39mm · Automatic$5,875
Automatic · Same size

Tudor
Pelagos 39
40mm · Automatic$5,625
Automatic · Same size

Glycine
Airman SST GMT
43mm · Automatic$3,400
Shared: Date · Automatic

NOMOS Glashütte
Ahoi neomatik 38 date sand
38.5mm · Automatic$5,100
Automatic · Same size

Longines
LONGINES SPIRIT ZULU TIME TITANIUM
39mm · Automatic$4,850
Automatic · Same size

Tudor
Black Bay 58 18K
39mm · Automatic$22,550
Automatic · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte
Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer blue
40mm · Automatic$5,760
Automatic · Same size

Nivada Grenchen
Chronoking Vintage Valjoux
38mm · Manual Chronograph$4,900
Shared: Date · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte
Club Sport neomatik 39 ember
39.5mm · Automatic$4,320
Automatic · Same size

NOMOS Glashütte
Tangomat GMT
40mm · Automatic$5,740
Automatic · Same size

Nivada Grenchen
Chronomaster Valjoux
38mm · Manual Chronograph$5,000
Same size · Sapphire
In the same price band· 25
Comparable watches at roughly the same money. Often the deciding click for a new buyer.

Glycine
Combat Sub Sport
39mm · Automatic$1,850
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Shared: Date

Sinn
EZM 3 S
41mm · Automatic$3,046
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Shared: Date

Sinn
EZM 3F
41mm · Automatic$1,933
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Shared: Date

Glycine
Combat Sub Vintage
42mm · Automatic$1,750
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Shared: Date

Glycine
Combat Sub Box Ceramic
41mm · Automatic$1,800
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Shared: Date

Glycine
Combat Sub Sport Bronze
39mm · Automatic$1,650
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Shared: Date

Sinn
556 I WT
38.5mm · Automatic$2,106
Shared caliber (SW200-1) · Automatic

Sinn
308 Hunting Watch
40mm · Automatic$3,154
Shared: Date · Automatic

Nivada Grenchen
Antarctic Spider
38mm · Automatic$945
Shared: Date · Automatic

Bell & Ross
BR V1-92 BLUE STEEL
38.5mm · Automatic$2,592
Shared: Date · Automatic

Nivada Grenchen
F77 MK2 38mm Automatic
38mm · Automatic$1,360
Automatic · Same size

Nivada Grenchen
Antarctic Diver Aquamar
38mm · Automatic$1,050
Automatic · Same size

Nivada Grenchen
Depthmaster
39mm · Automatic$1,050
Automatic · Same size

Oris
Divers Sixty‑Five
40mm · Automatic$3,000
Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris
Divers Sixty‑Five Cotton Candy
38mm · Automatic$2,950
Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris
Divers Sixty‑Five Date
40mm · Automatic$2,850
Shared: Date · Automatic

Oris
LFP Limited Edition
38mm · Automatic$2,900
Shared: Date · Automatic

Longines
SPIRIT
40mm · Automatic$2,550
Automatic · Same size

Longines
HYDROCONQUEST
39mm · Automatic$2,350
Automatic · Same size

Norqain
Adventure Sport 37mm White
37mm · Automatic$2,542
Automatic · Similar size

Longines
SPIRIT
37mm · Automatic$2,850
Automatic · Similar size

Tudor
1926 39mm Automatic
39mm · Automatic$2,575
Automatic · Same size

Longines
LEGEND DIVER 42
42mm · Automatic$2,850
Automatic · Sapphire

Norqain
Adventure Sport 42mm Matterhorn Ultraks
42mm · Automatic$3,040
Automatic · Sapphire

Tudor
1926 41mm Automatic
41mm · Automatic$2,650
Automatic · Similar size
Cheaper alternatives· 5
If the price is the only thing keeping you off this watch, these get you most of the way there for less.

Orient
Peanuts 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Diver
39.9mm · Automatic$435
Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient
75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B
39.9mm · Automatic$405
Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient
AC0Q-40 Diver Watch
39.9mm · Automatic$370
Shared: Date · Automatic

Orient
AC0Q-40 RA-AC0Q05P10B
39.9mm · Automatic$355
Shared: Date · Automatic

Nivada Grenchen
F77 Chrono Mecaquartz
38mm · Mecaquartz Chronograph$740
Same size · Sapphire
Direct homages· 9
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
Ocean Star S450 YM
40mm · Automatic$449
Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess
Seestern 62MAS V3
39mm · Automatic$199
Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess
Seestern S434 Pro Diver
40mm · Automatic$249
Shared: Date · Automatic

Sugess
Seestern Vintage S407 600T
39mm · Automatic$249
Shared: Date · Automatic

Seestern
S471 Double Crown Diver
38mm · Automatic$179
Shared: Date · Automatic

Seestern
Sub 300 V4
42mm · Automatic$10
Shared: Date · Automatic

Seestern
S446 GMT
39.5mm · Automatic GMT$299
Shared: Date · Same size

Tudor
Black Bay
41mm · Automatic0
Automatic · Similar size