
Finding alternatives to
Henry Archer Optic White
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133 watches that match on case size, movement family, and price band. Sorted by how close the match is.
Case
40mm
Movement
Automatic
Category
Diver
MSRP
$4,599
Microbrand picks· 89
Independent makers covering the same brief — usually with something the mainstream brands don't.

Henry Archer
Polar White 40mm
40mm · Automatic$4,999
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Henry Archer
Trinity Grey 3-link 40mm
40mm · Automatic$5,299
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Phoibos
Apollo
39mm · Automatic$460
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Phoibos
Apollo Dlc
39mm · Automatic$485
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Henry Archer
Sylva
40mm · Automatic$4,999
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Islander
Islander Hudson "Harpoon Diver" 40mm Watch with Degrading Black Dial #ISL-302
40mm · Automatic$649
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Islander
Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195
40.5mm · Automatic$499
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Vaer
Black
39mm · Automatic$679
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Vaer
Standard
39mm · Automatic$699
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Phoibos
Eagle Ray Date
40mm · Automatic$480
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Vaer
Anacapa
39mm · Automatic$699
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Wolbrook
Black "Tropic" Rubber Strap 40mm
40mm · Automatic$579
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Wolbrook
Black "Tropic" Rubber Strap
40mm · Automatic$539
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Zelos
SS - Frost
40mm · Automatic$529
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Zelos
39 - Wave MOP
39mm · Automatic$499
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Dryden
Steel 12 Hour 41mm
41mm · Automatic$650
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Tool diver

Praesidus
Blue Tropic Rubber 38mm
38mm · Automatic$645
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Skin-diver style

Yema
Black
39.5mm · Automatic$990
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Zelos
SS - Teal Meteorite
41mm · Automatic$499
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Tool diver

Baltic
Aquascaphe Dual-Crown
39mm · Automatic$724
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Baltic
Aquascaphe Dual-Crown - Black PVD
39mm · Automatic$724
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Galo
Super200
39mm · Automatic$488
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Galo
Super200 Dark Edition
39mm · Automatic$488
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Geckota
Amber Bezel
40mm · Automatic$349
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Islander
Islander Bayport Automatic Dive Watch with Blue Wave Dial #ISL-311
40mm · Automatic$399
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Lorier
Standard
39mm · Automatic$699
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Lorier
Standard
39mm · Automatic$699
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Lorier
Skyward
39mm · Automatic$599
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Venezianico
Nereide Aureo 39
39mm · Automatic$1,000
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Venezianico
Nereide Avventurina 39
39mm · Automatic$895
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Venezianico
Nereide Avventurina Nera
39mm · Automatic$1,650
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Baltic
Aquascaphe Classic
39mm · Automatic$648
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Monta
Black
40mm · Automatic$1,850
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Yema
Standard
40mm · Automatic$3,732
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Yema
Standard
40mm · Automatic$4,425
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Dan Henry
White / Tropic 39mm
39mm · Automatic$310
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Geckota
Ice White
38.5mm · Automatic$375
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Hemel
Gallant USAF Edition
40mm · Automatic$300
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Lum-Tec
Marine 9
39mm · Automatic$463
Tool diver · Automatic

Borealis Watch Co.
Jamanta
42.50mm · Automatic$415
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Tool diver

HELM
Miyako
40mm · Automatic$375
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Oblvlo
DM Skeleton Dive
40mm · Automatic$194
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Dan Henry
Orange
40mm · Automatic$310
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Halios
Sunburst Blue
40mm · Automatic$765
Skin-diver style · Automatic

KUOE
SOMBRERO 90-011
38mm · Automatic$980
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Spinnaker
Coral Red
40mm · Automatic$450
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Astor + Banks
Tobacco
40mm · Automatic$1,149
Tool diver · Automatic

Spinnaker
Aquamarine
40mm · Automatic$650
Tool diver · Automatic

Astor + Banks
Viva Magenta
38.5mm · Automatic$675
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Automatic

Formex
Reef 39.5 mm
39.5mm · Automatic$2,230
Tool diver · Automatic

Cincinnati Watch Company
Desk Diver Professional Dive Watch Black & Orange
38mm · Manual$750
Skin-diver style · Similar size

CWC
1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch
41mm · Automatic$2,458
Tool diver · Automatic

CWC
Arctic Radar Automatic Diver Watch
41mm · Automatic$1,333
Tool diver · Automatic

CWC
Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black
41mm · Automatic$1,249
Tool diver · Automatic

Fortis
Amber Orange
40mm · Automatic$3,520
Tool diver · Automatic

Monta
Blue / Aluminum
40mm · Automatic$2,550
Tool diver · Automatic

Sternglas
Marus 2.0
41mm · Automatic$593
Tool diver · Automatic

Sternglas
Merion
41mm · Automatic$701
Tool diver · Automatic

William Wood
Yellow
39mm · Automatic$920
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Wolbrook
Black "Topic" Rubber Strap
38mm · Automatic$549
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Borealis Watch Co.
Neptuno
40.00mm · Automatic$390
Tool diver · Automatic

Formex
Reef 42 mm
42mm · Automatic$2,414
Tool diver · Automatic

Geckota
Satin Reef Green
42mm · Automatic$349
Tool diver · Automatic

Maen
SHW.01
38mm · Automatic$503
Tool diver · Automatic

Maen
M1.1.5
38mm · Automatic$719
Tool diver · Automatic

Marloe Watch Company
Morar 310
42mm · Automatic$697
Tool diver · Automatic

Nodus
Sector Deep
38mm · Automatic$650
Tool diver · Automatic

Nodus
Sector Deep - DLC Destro
38mm · Automatic$700
Tool diver · Automatic

Nodus
Sector Deep Pioneer
38mm · Automatic$675
Tool diver · Automatic

Spinnaker
Moss Green
42mm · Automatic$350
Tool diver · Automatic

Sternglas
Marus
42mm · Automatic$485
Tool diver · Automatic

Christopher Ward
C65 Super Compressor Elite
40mm · Automatic$1,995
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Borealis Watch Co.
Bull Shark V2
38mm · Automatic$495
Tool diver · Automatic

Marloe Watch Company
Sceptre
42mm · Automatic$507
Tool diver · Automatic

Marloe Watch Company
Sceptre S2
42mm · Automatic$507
Tool diver · Automatic

Ferro
Black
42mm · Automatic$695
Shared caliber (Miyota 9015) · Automatic

Farer
AQUAMATIC
38.5mm · $875
Skin-diver style · Similar size

Helgray
Poseidon Diver (Automatic)
40mm · $249
Tool diver · Same size

HELM
Komodo
40mm · Automatic$295
Tool diver · Automatic

Fortis
Amber Orange
44mm · Automatic$5,120
Tool diver · Automatic

Fortis
Black Resin
44mm · Automatic$5,450
Tool diver · Automatic

HELM
Khuraburi
42mm · Automatic$310
Tool diver · Automatic

Farer
AQUA COMPRESSOR TITANIUM SERIES III
41.5mm · $1,350
Skin-diver style · Similar size

Ikepod
Seaslug S01
39mm · Automatic$5,859
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Praesidus
Patina
44mm · Automatic$550
Tool diver · Automatic

Lum-Tec
Date
44mm · Automatic$999
Tool diver · Automatic

Ikepod
Seapod S002
46mm · Automatic$1,458
Tool diver · Automatic

Cincinnati Watch Company
Desk Diver
36mm · Manual$750
Skin-diver style · Sapphire

Ikepod
Seapod Bronze Archi
46mm · Automatic$2,808
Tool diver · Automatic
Steps up from here· 3
Where the same idea goes when budget isn't the constraint.
In the same price band· 20
Comparable watches at roughly the same money. Often the deciding click for a new buyer.

DOXA
SUB 250T GMT
40mm · Automatic$2,790
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Longines
LEGEND DIVER
39mm · Automatic$3,850
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Bremont
Blue / Green 40mm
40mm · Automatic$3,900
Tool diver · Automatic

Bremont
Green 40mm
40mm · Automatic$3,550
Tool diver · Automatic

Grand Seiko
SBGE253
40.5mm · Spring Drive$6,900
Skin-diver style · Same size

Bremont
RNLI Orange
40mm · Automatic$3,795
Tool diver · Automatic

Seiko
Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1965 Diver’s Modern Re-interpretation
39.5mm · Automatic$2,800
Tool diver · Automatic

Seiko
Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch
39.5mm · Automatic$2,800
Tool diver · Automatic

Longines
LEGEND DIVER 59
42mm · Automatic$4,100
Skin-diver style · Automatic

Seiko
Prospex Sea
42mm · Automatic0
Tool diver · Automatic

DOXA
SUB 200 C-GRAPH II
42mm · Automatic$2,890
Tool diver · Automatic

DOXA
SUB 300
42.5mm · Automatic$2,890
Tool diver · Automatic

Marathon
Arctic White on Rubber Strap
46mm · Automatic$2,500
Tool diver · Automatic

Grand Seiko
SBGH289
43.8mm · Automatic$7,700
Tool diver · Automatic

Grand Seiko
SBGJ237
44.2mm · Automatic$7,600
Tool diver · Automatic

Marathon
Black on Rubber Strap
46mm · Automatic$2,500
Tool diver · Automatic

Marathon
Anthracite Black on Rubber Strap
46mm · Automatic$3,250
Tool diver · Automatic

Hamilton
American Classic Intra-Matic Auto Chrono
40mm · Automatic$2,645
Automatic · Same size

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono
41mm · Automatic$7,000
Automatic · Same size

Tudor
Black Bay Chrono S&G
41mm · Automatic$8,525
Automatic · Same size
Cheaper alternatives· 18
If the price is the only thing keeping you off this watch, these get you most of the way there for less.

Marathon
Arctic White on Rubber Strap
41mm · Automatic$1,800
Tool diver · Automatic

Marathon
Anthracite Black
41mm · Automatic$2,100
Tool diver · Automatic
Marathon
OD Green
41mm · Automatic$2,100
Tool diver · Automatic

DOXA
SUB 200T
39mm · $1,790
Skin-diver style · Same size

Seiko
Prospex Sea
41mm · Automatic$900
Tool diver · Automatic

Seiko
Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Save the Ocean Special Edition
40.5mm · Automatic$1,250
Tool diver · Automatic

Seiko
Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch
40mm · Automatic$1,300
Tool diver · Automatic

Tissot
Seastar 1000
40mm · Automatic$875
Tool diver · Automatic

Tissot
Seastar Wilson WNBA
40mm · Automatic$875
Tool diver · Automatic

Citizen
Promaster Fujitsubo
41mm · Automatic$1,195
Tool diver · Automatic

Hamilton
Khaki Navy Scuba Auto
40mm · Automatic$975
Skin-diver style · Automatic

DOXA
SUB 200 II
44mm · Automatic$1,750
Tool diver · Automatic

DOXA
SUB 600T
40mm · $1,650
Tool diver · Same size

Citizen
Promaster Diver Automatic
44mm · Automatic$469
Tool diver · Automatic

Tissot
PR516
41mm · Automatic$2,150
Automatic · Same size

Hamilton
Khaki Navy Frogman Auto
41mm · Automatic$1,395
Automatic · Same size

Citizen
Series 8 831
40mm · Automatic$1,095
Automatic · Same size

Hamilton
Khaki Field King Auto
40mm · Automatic$845
Automatic · Same size
Direct homages· 3
Watches that wear the same design language — close enough that a stranger might confuse them across the room.





