Watches for small wrists: 46 mm lug-to-lug and under

The floor, and included as such. $29.95, in stock, 35.2 mm across, 38.2 mm lug-to-lug, 8.5 mm thick, 21 g, resin case and crystal, 7-year battery. Casio lists water resistance with no metre rating, so the table shows a dash; do not swim in it on the strength of the page. The A168W-1 at $39.95 is the same idea in a chrome-plated case at 36.3 mm and 50 g. Every other watch on this page costs at least twice as much, and the spec sheets say what the money buys: a metre rating, a metal case and, from $150, sapphire.

The F91W in a metal-look case, and the one to buy of the two if 21 g reads as flimsy: 50 g in chrome-plated resin, 36.3 mm across, 38.6 mm lug-to-lug, 9.6 mm thick, with the same 7-year CR2016 battery and an EL backlight, $39.95 and in stock. Casio lists water resistance with no metre rating, as on the F91W, so the table shows a dash. The AE1200WH at the same $39.95 is the alternative: 100 m, a 10-year battery and world time, in a case 5.8 mm wider. The trade is that $10 over the F91W buys plating and 29 g and nothing else the sheet can show.

The most watch per dollar in the bracket: $39.95 buys 100 m, a 10-year battery and world time for 31 zones. 42.1 mm across, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 12.5 mm thick, 39 g, resin case and crystal, amber LED backlight. It was showing notify-me on casio.com on the check date. The F91W at $29.95 is the alternative for $10 less, with a 7-year battery and no metre rating; the DW5600E at $99.95 is the next step up, with shock resistance and 200 m. The trade is a resin crystal, which scratches, and a case 6.9 mm wider than the F91W's.

The thinnest diver on the page, and the one to buy if 10.4 mm matters more than an automatic. 39 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 150 m, flat sapphire with anti-reflective coating, BGW9 lume, aluminium bezel with a lume pip, 20 mm lugs, $239 with two straps in the box. The movement is a Miyota GM12 quartz and the product page states assembly in Hong Kong; Vaer's USA-assembled D4 in the same 39 mm case is solar and $429. The alternative for the money is the San Martin 6200 at $275: an automatic and 50 m more for 2.6 mm of thickness. The DS2 Meridian colourways are $239 to $249 in 36, 39 and 42 mm.

This is the automatic to buy under $300, and the fullest sheet in the bracket: NH35, 38 mm case, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 13 mm thick, 200 m, sapphire with anti-reflective coating, BGW9 lume, a 120-click bezel with a ceramic top ring and a 316L screw-link bracelet with a fly-adjust clasp, $275 and in stock on the check date. San Martin's page calls the Classic Design collection homage watches; this one follows the 1965 Seiko 6200, the SN004. The Spinnaker Croft at $280 list is the alternative for the money, 2 mm larger, 0.8 mm thicker and 50 m shallower. PT5000, SW200 and bronze versions exist in the same collection, and the trade on all of them is the word homage.

The chronograph to buy under $300 for a small wrist: 45.9 mm lug-to-lug is short for a 39 mm case. Seiko VK63 meca-quartz (quartz timekeeping, mechanical chronograph module with a snap-back reset), 13.5 mm thick, 50 m, double-domed K1 mineral crystal with anti-reflective coating, $290. Dan Henry's chronographs are all VK63 and the 1962 is the 39 mm one; the 1964 Gran Turismo is 38 mm and $310, over the line. The alternative for the money is the Vaer RS1 at $279, the same movement with 100 m and sapphire, noted below. The Dan Henry's trade is mineral glass and 50 m, and its argument is the case.

The field watch to buy at $299 if the wrist is small: 44 mm lug-to-lug is the shortest of any automatic on this page. Titanium, Seiko NH38A no-date, 38 mm, 200 m, flat sapphire with anti-reflective coating and a BGW9 full-lume dial on 20 mm lugs. Boldr does not state the thickness on this listing, so the table shows a dash. The two Islanders at $249 are the alternative, $50 less, in steel, with 100 m; the Venture's 200 m is what separates them. The range runs $299 to $459, and the quartz Venture GMT at $299 was sold out in every dial. Boldr sells in drops, so the colour is the thing to verify before the price.

The smaller chronograph, and the one for a wrist under 6.75 inches: $310, 38 mm, 44.7 mm lug-to-lug, 12.9 mm thick, Seiko VK63, fixed black tachymeter, 50 m, on a 19 mm lug, also sold in 36 mm. The crystal is sapphire-coated mineral rather than the 1962's K1, and the run is 1,964 pieces per colour. Against the 1962 the $20 buys 1.2 mm off the lug-to-lug, 0.6 mm off the thickness and the coating, and costs a millimetre of dial and the panda options. The 19 mm lug is the awkward figure; straps in that width are scarcer than 20 mm. Brew's Retrograph at $375 is the next meca-quartz up, with sapphire.

The smallest Vaer at 36 mm and 43 mm lug-to-lug, $319, and the one for a wrist under 6.5 inches or a shirt cuff: solar quartz, 100 m, 12 mm thick. The thickness is the price of a solar cell under a small dial, and it is 1.6 mm more than the 40 mm C5 on the same movement. The A12 at $1,099 shares the 36 mm and 43 mm footprint with a Sellita inside; the C3 is that case for $780 less, in quartz. The Nodus Unity at $675 is 36.5 mm and 43.5 mm on a Miyota 9015, if the movement matters more than the money.

The diver to buy at $320 for the shortest lug-to-lug on the page, and the thickest case: 45.7 mm across the lugs is 0.3 mm under the SRPD55, and 14.8 mm thick is 1.4 mm over it. Super-compressor style with an internal rotating 60-minute bezel, Seiko NH35, 40 mm, 200 m, a double-domed mineral crystal with a sapphire coating and anti-reflective treatment, LumiNova, 22 mm lugs, 316L steel, date or no-date, and a 44 mm version. Each colour is limited to 1,970 pieces. The crystal is the stated exception to the sapphire rule: Dan Henry's wording is sapphire-coated mineral. The SRPD55 at $350 is the alternative, $30 more for Hardlex and the Seiko name.

The pick for a wrist under 6.5 inches: the shortest lug-to-lug on the list at 44.5 mm, on a 38 mm case built to take SKX013 parts. 13 mm thick, Seiko NH36 day-date, 200 m, flat sapphire with AR underneath, a 120-click bezel with a luminous ceramic insert, a screw-link steel bracelet, $329. Islander does not print the lug width on this page. The 42 mm crown-at-3 Islander is $349 at 47 mm lug-to-lug and the 43 mm SKX007-size is $329 at 46 mm; a sibling with a sapphire Pepsi insert (ISL-49) is the same price and was out of stock. For $21 more the Seiko 5 SRPD55 gives the name and gives back 100 m of rating and the sapphire. One-year warranty, assembly not stated.

The SKX007-size Islander, and the case the GMT Dive and Sands Point share: $329, 43 mm across per the brand, 46 mm lug to lug, 14 mm thick, Seiko NH36 day-date, flat sapphire, ceramic insert, 200 m, on a bracelet with a flip-lock clasp and 3-position micro-adjust. Siblings: ISL-18 sunburst blue with an embossed ceramic insert and double-domed crystal at $369, ISL-19 on a Miyota 8205 with a sapphire insert at $329, ISL-34 in DLC at $429. The alternative for the same $329 is the 38 mm ISL-05, 1.5 mm shorter and 1 mm thinner. The trade is 14 mm of height on a 43 mm dial.

Not a diver, whatever the reference suggests: the one SN0110 the brand lists is a 37 mm dress watch at $341, and the thinnest San Martin here by 0.3 mm over the SN0144. 45 mm lug-to-lug, 9.8 mm thick, 100 m, sapphire, Sea-Gull ST1812, a diamond-pattern enamel dial in Light Green or Salmon, on a steel bracelet with a quick-release leather strap in the box. No lume is stated. A searcher who expected a Submariner shape should look at the BB Diver (SN0128) and the SN0017 and SN0009 in the Classic collection, not fetched for this table. For the money the SN0149 at $399 gives an integrated bracelet and a Miyota; this gives enamel and 9.8 mm.

The reference, still on the line at $350 on seikousa.com, where it was marked sold out on the check date (Long Island Watch: $280, also sold out). Seiko 4R36 with day and date, 42.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 13.4 mm thick, 100 m, Hardlex, LumiBrite, unidirectional bezel, 22 mm lugs. It is not an ISO diver: 100 m and a non-screw-down crown. The 46 mm lug-to-lug on a 42.5 mm case is the SKX geometry, and why it fits wrists its diameter says it should not. The alternative for the money is the Islander Bayport at $349, sapphire and 200 m on the same movement architecture; the Seiko's trade is Hardlex, and what the extra dollar buys is the name.

The entry automatic, and the RZE to buy at $399 for a titanium field watch with every figure published: 38 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm thick, 100 m, sapphire with inner AR, Seiko NH35A, on HexaFlex rubber with a titanium bracelet optional, 60 g on the rubber by the maker's figure. Whistler White, Vervain Blue and Slate Grey are the same price. Boldr's Venture at $299 is the titanium field automatic for $100 less, 38 mm by 44 mm and 200 m on an NH38A, without a published thickness. The Valour gives the hardening, the 11 mm and the bracelet option; the Boldr gives 100 m more water and keeps $100.

The one integrated-bracelet watch under $1,000 in the data, at $399, and the shortest San Martin at 44.5 mm lug-to-lug on a 40 mm case, the same figure as the Islander 38 mm diver. 10.55 mm thick, 100 m, sapphire, Miyota 90S5, on a solid 316L bracelet with a 25.5 mm attachment tapering to 18 mm and a butterfly clasp with hidden push-buttons, BGW9 X1 lume. The Original Design index lists it; its page breadcrumb says Classic/Mechanical. The SN0144 is $29 more on a conventional 20 mm lug with the same movement, so the choice is whether you will ever want to change the strap, which here you cannot.

Buy the Swordfish if there is one to buy; every variant showed sold out on 19 September 2026, and Zelos sells in drops and does not restock. The November 2025 listing was $399 (earlier Swordfish 40 runs were $349): 40 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 12 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, Seiko NH35, 200 m, flat sapphire with inner AR, a 120-click ceramic bezel, C3 or BGW9 lume by dial. A 42 mm and titanium or bronze versions ran $399 to $549. On paper it is 1 mm thinner than either Islander, with a ceramic bezel and no day-date, for $50 less than the Northport. In practice the comparison is with whichever one is buyable the week you look.

The solar diver to buy at $429, and the middle of three answers Vaer gives to one design. Stated as USA assembled: 39 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 11.96 mm thick (13.18 mm with the crystal), 200 m, single-domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating, Super-LumiNova X1 in 20 layers, a lumed ceramic bezel, 20 mm lugs, two straps, Epson VS22 solar quartz. The same case is $729 as the D5 with a Miyota 9015 and $239 as the Hong Kong-assembled DS2 quartz; a 42 mm version is $449 to $479. The alternative for the money is the Islander Northport at $449, a 9015 automatic on sapphire. The D4's trade is the quartz; what it keeps is the assembly line.

The dress automatic to buy at Orient's $295 selling price if the wrist is small: 44 mm lug-to-lug on a 38.4 mm case, the shortest on the page. Orient F6724 automatic, 12.5 mm thick, 30 m, domed mineral crystal, 20 mm lugs, black dial on a strap, $430 compare-at on Orient USA and in stock on the check date; Long Island Watch showed $295, sold out. The Seiko SRPB43 below is the alternative at $450 list, 50 m and box Hardlex, 2.1 mm larger. The Bambino's trade is 30 m and mineral glass; it is not the $350 Bambino 38 line, a different watch.

The HMS to buy on a wrist under 6.5 inches, at the same €385 as its larger sibling. 36.5 mm across, 46 mm lug to lug, 10 mm of case under a 3 mm hesalite dome for 13 mm in total, Miyota 8315, 50 m, in Salmon, Silver Blue or Blue Gilt. Compare the 10 mm figure with sapphire-crystal rivals, not the 13 mm, since 3 mm of the height is crystal. For the same money the HMS 002 gives 1.5 mm more dial. The trade is the one the whole HMS line carries, hesalite where the rest of the range has sapphire, and it is the reason a Baltic automatic costs €385.

The one to buy if the appeal is the 1980s prototype-racer look in aluminium: $450, 38.5 mm, 40 mm lug-to-lug, 11.4 mm thick, 50 m, sapphire, quartz ana-digi with a 1/100-second chronograph, alarm, 3 time zones and an EL backlight, in anodised aluminium (gold, grey or silver) with a 316L caseback, on an FKM rubber strap tapering 20 mm to 18 mm. The 40 mm lug-to-lug is the shortest on this site for a case this size; it fits a 6-inch wrist. Casio's GA2100 at $110 is the ana-digi for a quarter of the money with 200 m; RZE's UTD-8000 at $279 is titanium and 200 m. Autodromo's $450 buys the aluminium, the sapphire and the design.

The black Tsuyosa, and the retailer's sheet fills in the two figures Citizen's own page leaves blank: 45 mm lug-to-lug and 12 mm thick, from Long Island Watch. Citizen 8210 automatic, 40 mm, 50 m, sapphire with anti-reflective coating, integrated bracelet, $475 list and $356 on sale there, sold out on the check date; the black page on citizenwatch.com returned a 404. The blue NJ0150-56L on the main list is $495 list and $396 on Citizen's sale, so colour moves the list price by $20. The Tissot PRX quartz at $450 is the alternative in the shape; the Tsuyosa's trade is 50 m.

The only mechanical GMT from a major brand under $500 in this data, and $145 over the SRPD55 for a GMT movement and a two-colour bezel in the same case. Seiko 4R34, a caller GMT (the 24-hour hand sets independently; the local hour does not jump), 42.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 13.6 mm thick, 100 m, Hardlex, LumiBrite, a bi-directional 24-hour bezel in black and grey, 22 mm lugs, $495 on seikousa.com. Long Island Watch showed $396, sold out. The sapphire alternatives on the same architecture are the Islander JFK GMT at $449 and the Spinnaker Croft 39 GMT at $445 list, both on the Seiko NH34, the 4R34's unbranded equivalent. The Seiko's trade is Hardlex.

The smallest and thinnest Seiko diver in the data, and the thinnest watch on this list at 11 mm: 38 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 20 mm lugs, sapphire, 200 m, a V147 solar movement Seiko rates at ten months of reserve. The price needs a footnote: Seiko USA's product page returned a 404 on the check date, so $495 is Long Island Watch's stated list, where it was sold out; the black-dial SNE573 on silicone lists at $475 there, on sale at $380. The 42.8 mm SNE589 is ISO 6425 certified and $525, just over the line. For $66 less the Vaer D4 is the same 46 mm lug-to-lug with USA assembly and a ceramic bezel.

The pilot's watch of the range at $499: 39.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 11.5 mm thick, 100 m, Miyota 82S0 automatic behind a sapphire display back, UltraHex titanium, lume on the chapter ring, on black TecTuff leather with a Hex-Link titanium bracelet optional. Medallion Yellow and Polaris White are the same price. The 82S0 is from the older Miyota 8200 family rather than the 9000 series in the dearer Resolutes, and the $190 step up to the Resolute 36 is mostly that movement and 2 mm of thickness. Nodus's Sector II Pilot at $550 is the steel alternative, 38 mm by 47 mm with a day-date on a Seiko NH36; the RZE is titanium, 1 mm shorter and $51 less.

The Merlin was 500 pieces at $549, sold out, and Lorier says it will not be made again, so this is a record rather than an offer. Miyota 90S5 automatic, 37 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm thick including the domed Hesalite, 100 m, a bidirectional friction bezel locked by the 4 o'clock crown, Old Radium Super-LumiNova, on a one-piece leather strap; the product URL returns a 404 and the figures are from the Mainspring review. The Nodus Sector II Sport at $525 is the small-case alternative that can be bought, on an NH38. The Merlin's trade is acrylic and a second-hand market that sets its own price.

Retired, and on the page because it was the entry to the brand: CHF 460 before tax was its list, $570 as the maker's page shows it to US buyers, still marked Retired on the check date. Seiko VK64 meca-quartz, 38 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 11.5 mm thick, 50 m, sapphire with anti-reflective and anti-fingerprint coatings, 20 mm lugs, 316L steel. The Rosso Grigio above is the in-stock equivalent at $725, same case and movement, $155 more. Buy the Rosso Grigio if the case is the reason; hunt the Mr Grey only for the dial. The trade is that the price here is history, not a listing.

$575 buys a watch built to a military specification, MIL-PRF-46374G Type II Class 4, with tritium gas tubes in place of paint, and the shortest case on the ladder. 34 mm, 41 mm lug-to-lug, 12.5 mm thick per the product page (the collection page says 11 mm), 16 mm lugs, Seiko NH35A, sapphire, a high-impact composite fibreshell case, 30 m. That rating means no swimming, and the 16 mm lug width narrows the strap choice. Marathon sells direct, so street equals list. The steel Officer's version at $675 is 36 mm, 44 mm lug-to-lug and 10.5 mm on a hand-wound Sellita SW210-1, parkerized, 50 m. For $50 more the Nodus is titanium, 100 m and 6 mm longer.

A true GMT with 200 m at $599 on the Miyota 9075, and not in Lorier's current catalogue: the product URL returns a 404. 41 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 12.2 mm thick, domed Hesalite, BGW9 and C1 Super-LumiNova, a rotating dive bezel, 20 mm lugs, on a bracelet; the price and specs are from a 2023 review. True GMT means the local hour jumps independently, where the Seiko 4R34 on the main list is a caller movement whose 24-hour hand sets instead. The Neptune at $699 is the Lorier that can be ordered, with sapphire and no GMT. The Hydra's trade is acrylic and availability.

The thin automatic at €545, and the cheapest way into a micro-rotor in the range: the Hangzhou CAL5000a is how a self-winding watch under a domed crystal comes in at 9.9 mm. 36 mm across, 44 mm lug to lug, 30 m, high-domed hesalite; the MR Roulette variants list at the same price, on Italian calf leather with a straight beads-of-rice bracelet option. The alternative is the Prismic, the same 36 mm by 44 mm case, 0.7 mm thinner, under sapphire and on a Swiss hand-wound, at €445 more. What €545 gives up is sapphire and any water resistance worth the name at 30 m, and the product page still calls the watch the MR01.

The Traska for the smallest wrist, at $630: 34.5 mm, 41.5 mm lug-to-lug, 8.75 mm case height (the diagram gives no figure with the crystal), 19 mm lugs, Miyota 9039, 100 m, on a 19 to 15 mm tapered bracelet. Stone dials in onyx, malachite and lapis are $650. Against the Commuter 36 it is 2 mm smaller across, 2.5 mm shorter and $60 less, and it gives up the date option and the 20 mm lug the rest of the range shares, which matters if you already own straps. The alternative outside the house is the Lorier Falcon at $699 in 36 mm; inside it, the Commuter 36 at $690. Buy this one for 41.5 mm and nothing else.

The field watch to buy at €550, and the thinnest of the eight Miyota 9039 models at 10.8 mm. 37 mm across, 46 mm lug to lug, 150 m, double-domed sapphire, fixed polished steel bezel, Super-LumiNova BGW9, on FKM rubber with bracelet options; the summer colourways list at the same price. The alternative for €80 more is the Aquascaphe MK2 37 mm, the same diameter, 1 mm shorter, 2.1 mm thicker and with a bezel that turns. 150 m covers swimming. What the Tourer does not give you is a rotating bezel, and if you want one Baltic charges the €80.

The chronograph to buy under $750 for a small wrist: 45 mm lug-to-lug on a 39 mm case, 10.9 mm thick before the crystal, 100 m, and $645 as charlie-paris.com shows it to US buyers (€425 on steel). Seiko VK64 meca-quartz, domed sapphire with anti-reflective coating, Berlaglow lume on hands and indices, 20 mm tool-free straps in steel, nylon or leather. The Furlan Marri Rosso Grigio below is the other VK64 on the page at $725: 38 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 50 m, $80 more. The trade is a quartz heart under mechanical pushers, which is what meca-quartz means; the return over the Furlan Marri is 100 m and $80.

The thinnest dive-rated Traska and the pick over the Freediver if 46 mm lug-to-lug matters more than an external bezel: $665, third generation as Ref. 5223, 38.5 mm, 9.5 mm case (11.3 mm with the crystal), 150 m, Miyota 9039. The second crown turns an internal minute bezel, the outer bezel is fixed steel, and the BGW9 lume runs on the inner ring as well as the hands. Against the Freediver it is 1 mm thinner at the case, 2 mm shorter and $70 less, for 50 m less water resistance. The Lorier Neptune at $699 is 39 mm and 46 mm with an external bezel, $34 more and not hardened. The compressor style is the reason to choose it.

The pick for wrists under 6.5 inches, 44 mm lug-to-lug being the shortest here, and the one to choose over the Hamilton beside it if the lume must work without charging. Marathon builds to a US military specification (the GPM is listed to MIL-PRF-46374G) and sells direct, so $675 list is the street price. Steel GPM: 36 mm, 10.5 mm thick, Sellita SW210-1 hand-wound, 50 m, sapphire, parkerized 316L, tritium gas tubes plus MaraGlo lume, on ballistic nylon. The 34 mm GPM in fibreshell composite is $575 on a Seiko NH35. The trade against the Hamilton at the same $675 is 2 mm of case and 1 mm of thickness; the return is tritium, which glows for years.

The dress Nodus and the one for the smallest wrist, sold out at check in all 3 dials: Vitreous Pink and Yellow at $675, Pearl White at $725. It is 36.5 mm, 43.5 mm lug-to-lug and 11.3 mm thick, rated 150 m, on a Miyota 9015 Premium, the only one in the range and thinner and higher-beat than the TMI calibres in the Sector lines, under a fixed bezel with a polished ceramic insert, over a vitreous enamel dial. It is 1.5 mm smaller than the Sector II and 3.5 mm shorter. For the same money the Sector Deep Pioneer gives 500 m and a GMT hand and was orderable; nothing else in the house gives enamel.

The thinnest RZE and the one for a small wrist, out of stock at check: $689, 36 mm, 42.3 mm lug-to-lug, 9.5 mm thick, 100 m, Miyota 9039, UltraHex titanium, on a titanium bracelet with the QUIKCLIQ deployant. At 42.3 mm it is the shortest automatic on this page by 2.7 mm and fits a 6-inch wrist. Lorier's Falcon at $699 is 36 mm by 44 mm and 8.8 mm on the same 9039 in steel; Traska's Commuter 36 at $690 is 36.5 mm by 44 mm and 10.5 mm in hardened steel. The RZE is 1.7 mm shorter than either and the only titanium of the 3; the Lorier is 0.7 mm thinner.

Buy it for the bronze or not at all: at €600 the €50 over the steel Tourer buys the case metal and nothing else on the sheet. 37 mm, 46 mm lug to lug, 10.8 mm thick, Miyota 9039, 150 m, double-domed sapphire, fixed bronze bezel, in Green, Brown or Blue, on FKM rubber with a bronze buckle. The case is CuAl8 bronze and the lume is Super-LumiNova C3 X1 rather than the steel version's BGW9. For the same €600 the Aquascaphe Classic gives 200 m and a rotating sapphire bezel in steel. The trade is a case that patinates, and 50 m of rating against the Classic.

The Commuter to buy if 44 mm lug-to-lug is the limit and you want a date: $690, 36.5 mm, 8.75 mm case (10.5 mm with the crystal), 20 mm lugs, 100 m, with a 9039 no-date or a 9015 date at the same price. Stone dials are $710. The 20 to 16 mm bracelet has a six-position quick-adjust clasp. Against the Commuter 38 the case is 2 mm smaller and 2 mm shorter for $10 less, on the same thickness and the same movement options, so the choice between them is wrist and nothing else. The Lorier Falcon at $699 is 36 mm, 44 mm and 8.8 mm, $9 more, unhardened and without the date.

The open-heart dress automatic at $695 as shown to US buyers (€445 on leather, €485 on the bracelet), 10.2 mm thick. Citizen Miyota 82S7 with a 40-hour reserve, 40 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 30 m, sapphire with anti-reflective coating, transparent caseback, 20 mm tool-free straps in leather, steel or rubber. The Jour/Nuit and Initial 36 variants run €445 to €525. The Bulova Sutton skeleton below at $625 is the alternative for $70 less, an open-worked Miyota on domed sapphire with no lug-to-lug published; the Charlie Paris's trade is 30 m, and its return is a full spec sheet and a named calibre.

The Boldr field watch with the compass, in stock in this 1 colourway on the check date with every other Expedition I and II sold out: 41 mm per the reference, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 14 mm thick, 200 m, Sellita SW200-1, an internal bidirectional compass bezel, double-domed sapphire with AR, a full-lume matte dial, 20 mm lugs, $699. The Vaer A5 at $599 is 40 mm, 48 mm and 10.4 mm on a Miyota 9015 at 100 m; the Formex Field at $975 is 40 mm, 46.6 mm and 10.6 mm on a Sellita at 150 m. The Expedition is the 200 m one and the thick one, and there is no GMT version.

The Lorier to buy at $699 if it will live under a cuff: 8.8 mm of case plus a 1.6 mm domed crystal makes it the thinnest watch the brand makes and one of the thinnest 100 m automatics on this site. 36 mm, 44 mm lug to lug, Miyota 9039, Ref. 278081, a fixed polished bezel, and a bracelet with a push-button quick-adjust clasp. The alternative for the same $699 is the Falcon, the same case to the tenth of a millimetre, the difference being the dial, the bezel finish and the clasp. The trade against the Neptune at the same price is 100 m and a bezel that does not turn.

The sports watch at $699, and on the numbers the pick for a wrist under 6.5 inches: 36 mm, 44 mm lug to lug, 8.8 mm of case plus a 1.6 mm domed crystal, 100 m, Miyota 9039, Ref. 325080, on a three-link bracelet with screw pins. The prior Falcon Series III was on Hesalite; this one is sapphire. The alternative for the same money is the Neptune, which adds 100 m and a rotating bezel for a case 3 mm larger, 2 mm longer lug to lug and 1.5 mm thicker. The trade is that the Falcon and the Astra are one case, so the choice inside the pair comes down to the dial and the clasp.

The diver to buy at $699 for the case: 39 mm with a 37 mm bezel, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.3 mm plus a 1.1 mm domed crystal, and 200 m. The 2026 relaunch under new ownership moved the crystal and bezel insert from acrylic to sapphire. Miyota 9039, on a bracelet tapering 20 to 16 mm with a five-position clasp. On the check date it was on pre-order with September shipping, and the warranty is 12 months. Three incumbent lists quote it at $389 to $500. The Traska Commuter at $700 is the alternative for $1 more, 100 m and a hardened case; the Neptune's trade is the warranty. The Lorier guide lists the discontinued models too.

The everyday watch to buy at $700 for the case: a proprietary hardening quoted at about 1,200 HV, without a trade name. 38.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 8.75 mm case and 10.5 mm with the box sapphire, Miyota 9039 (no date) or 9015 (date), 100 m, on a bracelet tapering 20 to 16 mm. Assembly location is not stated; the warranty is three years, transferable. Traska's storefront showed every model unavailable on the check date. The Summiteer is the same case with a field dial at $700; the Commuter 36 is $690, the 34 $630. The Lorier Neptune at $699 is the alternative: 200 m and a bezel for a 12-month warranty against three. See the Traska guide.

$700 buys the sheet the Hamilton does not have: a hardened case, an automatic, 100 m, a bracelet and the longest warranty on the page. 38.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.5 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, Miyota 9039, box sapphire with AR, steel hardened to a stated 1,200 HV, BGW9 Grade A, a 20 to 16 mm bracelet with a six-position quick-adjust clasp. Three-year transferable warranty; the brand is in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, and does not state where assembly happens. The Summiteer 36 uses the 36.5 by 44 by 10.5 mm Commuter 36 case at $690, with Sage Green dials at $640 and $650. Against the Hamilton one rung down it is $25 more for all of that and 1 mm of thickness. The Traska guide has the Commuters.

The Baltic diver for a wrist the 39.5 mm would overhang: at 45 mm lug to lug it is 2 mm shorter than any other diver the brand makes. 37 mm across, 12.9 mm thick, 200 m, Miyota 9039 no-date or 9015 with date, double-domed sapphire, sapphire bezel insert, Super-LumiNova BGW9, from €630 in the same four dials as the larger MK2 (Blue, Grey, Green, Warm Silver), on FKM rubber Classic with bracelet options. The alternative for €80 less is the Hermétique Tourer, 1 mm longer, 2.1 mm thinner, on a fixed bezel. The trade against the 39.5 mm is dial area and nothing else; the price and the movement are the same.

The Furlan Marri to buy at $725 as the maker shows it to US buyers (CHF 585 before tax), and the reason is the case: 38 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 12 mm thick, with round pushers on a 316L case. Seiko VK64 meca-quartz, 50 m, sapphire with anti-reflective and anti-fingerprint coatings, on a burgundy and grey leather strap tapering 20 to 16 mm. The Ardesia Blu, Nero Sabbia and Castagna dials are the same price. The Charlie Paris GR at $645 is the VK64 alternative with 100 m for $80 less; the Furlan Marri's trade is 50 m, and what the $80 buys is the dial and the pushers.

The rose-gold Furlan Marri, same $725, same VK64, and the 4N rose gold PVD case is the whole difference from the Rosso Grigio above. 38 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 12 mm thick with the crystal and 11.5 mm without, 50 m, sapphire with anti-reflective and anti-fingerprint coatings, a decagonal screwed caseback, 20 mm quick-release beige and brown leather tapering to 16 mm. Choose between the two on the case colour; the sheet does not separate them. The Charlie Paris Initial Cœur Ouvert at $695 is the other dress watch here for $30 less, an automatic; the Sabbia Rosa's trade is plating, which wears, and a quartz heart under mechanical pushers.

$729 buys the Lorier's numbers with a stated assembly line and no waiting: 39 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 11.9 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, Miyota 9015, 200 m, flat sapphire, a polished ceramic coin-edge bezel, 25 layers of BGW9 on the dial and X1 on the hands, USA assembled per the product page. Against the Lorier it is $30 more and 1.6 mm thicker at the same lug-to-lug, and it was not marked pre-order or sold out. Vaer's warranty is two years, original owner only. The solar D4 in the same case is $429 and on the under-$500 list; the Vaer guide puts all eleven lines in one table.

The most expensive RZE, and the one where the dial is the price: $779, 40 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.5 mm thick, 100 m, Miyota 90S5, UltraHex titanium rated by the maker at about 1,200 Hv, on a titanium bracelet with QUIKCLIQ deployant and on-the-fly micro-adjust. The White Enamel is a heated-enamel dial and was out of stock at check; 4 other dials were in stock on the feed at the same price. Formex's Field Automatic 40 at $975 is the titanium field watch above it, 40 mm by 46.6 mm and 10.6 mm on a Sellita SW200-2 with 150 m; the RZE is $196 less for a Japanese movement and an enamel dial.

The true GMT to buy at $799, the cheapest here and the thinnest of the three by case: 39 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.7 mm case plus a 1.45 mm domed crystal, Miyota 9075 with an independently jumping local hour, date, 100 m, sapphire crystal and sapphire bezel insert, on a bracelet tapering 20 to 16 mm. The 2026 relaunch moved the whole core collection from acrylic to sapphire. On pre-order with September shipping on the check date; the warranty is 12 months, the shortest here. The Nodus Contrail at $900 is the alternative true GMT: 200 m and a 24-month warranty for $101 more. The GMT list puts it against the $575 Nodus caller and the $989 Vaer.

The mechanical chronograph to buy at $800, the maker's US price, if a Seagull calibre is acceptable where everything else has three hands. 38.5 mm, 44.5 mm lug-to-lug, 12.9 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, a bespoke hand-wound ST-1901B with a 50-hour reserve, 50 m, sapphire, C3 lume, on Epsom leather tapering 20 to 16 mm. Against the Lorier Olympia at the end of this section it is 1.5 mm shorter, 0.9 mm thinner and $199 less, with sapphire where the Lorier has Hesalite. The alternative at $799 is the Hyperion, a true GMT rather than a stopwatch. The Underd0g's trade is the movement's origin and the 50 m.

The Autodromo proper, numbered 150 per colour: $895, 43 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm thick, 50 m, sapphire, Miyota 9039 automatic, no date, stainless steel, on handmade Italian leather tapering 20 mm to 16 mm with a polished roller buckle. The 46 mm lug-to-lug on a 43 mm dial is the whole case argument: it is 2 mm shorter than the 39 mm Halios Fairwind at $775 and the same length as the 39 mm Lorier Hyperion. Traska's Commuter 38 at $700 runs the same 9039 in a hardened 38.5 mm case, 46 mm long, for $195 less; Halios's Universa II at $995 gives a Sellita SW300-1. The Monoposto gives the dial and the number.

A 2020 listing, sold out, and here because its figures are the only Zelos GMT under $1,000 on record: 40 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm without the crystal, 200 m, an ETA 2893 Elaboré automatic and a 48-click bidirectional bezel with a lumed sapphire insert, $899. Meteorite dials were $1,049 to $1,099. The 2025 to 2026 Horizons are 43 mm three-handers at $449 to $549, so a buyer searching the name will find a different watch. Under $1,000 the Lorier Hyperion at $799 runs a Miyota 9075 true GMT at 39 mm and 46 mm lug-to-lug, and the Nodus Contrail at $900 gives 200 m on the same movement; both are current.

The only Christopher Ward under $1,000 on the maker's US price, and under because it is on clearance: $934, out of stock on the check date, cut from £985 to £689 on the sterling page. 38 mm in bronze, 43.6 mm lug-to-lug, 11.9 mm thick, a Sellita SW200-1 with a COSC certificate and a 38-hour reserve, 150 m, box sapphire. The lug-to-lug is 3.4 mm shorter than the Hamilton Khaki Field Auto 38's. The steel Dune Aeolian is $1,335 without the certificate, on the under-$1,500 list. The Formex Field at $975 is the alternative, titanium and Swiss assembled; the Dune's trade is the bronze and the stock position.

The most expensive entry, and the true GMT to buy at $989 for water resistance: 200 m, 100 m more than the Lorier. 39 mm, 45.83 mm lug-to-lug, 11.83 mm case and 13.06 mm with the box sapphire, Miyota 9075, 120-click bidirectional 24-hour bezel, two straps, stated as USA assembled. Its lug-to-lug is the shortest of the three GMTs here, a fraction under the Lorier's 46 mm. A 42 mm version is the same price; the caller-style G2 starts at $429. The Formex Field at $975 is the alternative for the money: Swiss assembled, titanium, three hands; the Vaer's answer is the second time zone. The Vaer guide puts the G2 and G5 side by side.

A dollar under the line and not in Lorier's catalogue on the check date: both product URLs return a 404, so the $999 and the figures are from a review of September 2025, the week the Series II was released. 39 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 13.8 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, a Seiko NE88 automatic chronograph with a column wheel and vertical clutch, 50 m, a 2.1 mm domed Hesalite crystal and a Hesalite tachymeter insert, on the bracelet. The Studio Underd0g at $800 is hand-wound and sapphire, 0.9 mm thinner. The Olympia's trade is Hesalite at $999, and a page that no longer exists.

The Yema with a plain price and the only one with a lug-to-lug: 39 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.85 mm thick, 200 m, Sellita SW200 with a 38-hour reserve, unidirectional bezel with an epoxy insert, Super-LumiNova Grade A, 19 mm lugs, $1,090 with no sale shown. The crystal is double-domed hesalite, which scratches and polishes; the Superman Heritage at $1,499 list is the sapphire version at 300 m, 0.45 mm thicker. The Steinhart Ocean One 39 is €740 on the maker's site for a Sellita at 300 m and 46.78 mm; the Baltic Aquascaphe MK2 is €630 at 47 mm on a Miyota 9039. The CMM.10 Navygrafs start at $1,899.

The smallest watch here, and the one Vaer not assembled in America: the A12 page states assembly and testing in Switzerland, where the $989 G5 on the under-$1,000 list says USA. 36 mm, 43 mm lug-to-lug, 10.4 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, Sellita SW260-1, 100 m, domed sapphire with internal AR, Super-LumiNova W20 in 25-plus layers, $1,099 with a single-pass Recon nylon strap and a second strap of your choosing. The lug-to-lug is 2 mm shorter than the Farer Resolute III's. Sold out on the check date. The S5 Dirty Dozen is the same dial family in a 40 mm quartz case at $199; the $1,099 buys the Sellita, the Swiss line and 4 mm less case.

The field version of the same 38 mm case at $1,145, and sold out in every configuration on the check date: 45 mm lug-to-lug, 12 mm thick, 100 m, fixed bezel, Soprod P024, gold medallion caseback. The whole Antarctic and Super Antarctic range, 35 mm and 38 mm, runs $945 to $1,145 in the feed, so this is the top of it. Serica's 6190 at $1,290 is the alternative with a COSC Soprod M100, 200 m and 10.4 mm; Formex's Field Automatic 40 is $975 at 10.6 mm. Against those the Nivada's 12 mm is thick for a 100 m field watch, and the argument is the 1950s dial, not the sheet.

The cheapest Farer at $1,165 (£1,045) and the smallest, and the one for a wrist that finds 38 mm large. A 35 mm cushion case the brand states at 38 mm lug to lug, 10 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, Sellita SW210-1 hand-wound, 50 m, exhibition back, no lume listed. The Furneaux, Belzoni and Benham Black are the same watch at the same price with different dials. The alternative in the hand-wound dress row is the Solander at $130 more, 3 mm larger in diameter and 2 mm thinner. The trade at $1,165 is 18 mm lugs, which narrow the strap choice, and a 50 m rating.

The Bravur to start with at $1,195: 37 mm, 44.6 mm lug-to-lug, 100 m, screw-down crown, Sellita SW200 with 41 h and no date, BGW9 lume at 3, 6, 9 and 12, on FKM rubber, perforated leather or a Milanese, with a black PVD option. The REN, PEU and MER variants are the same price. Thickness is not published. Christopher Ward's C65 Dune in 38 mm is £970 at 11.7 mm and 43.6 mm lug-to-lug with 150 m; Serica's 7505 is $1,290 at 35 mm, 41.5 mm and 9.6 mm with a COSC certificate. The Bravur gives a Swedish build and an 18 mm lug, and the lug is the thing to check before ordering.

The hand-wound Sellita at $1,200, the maker's US price, and the only 18 mm lug on the page. 37.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 11.5 mm thick, a Sellita SW200-2 M Power+ with a 63-hour reserve and a stated -7/+7 seconds a day, 100 m, sapphire over a 1 mm tinted sapphire dial layer, on leather tapering 18 to 16 mm. The lug-to-lug is 1 mm longer than the 39 mm Farer Resolute III's. The Serica 6190 at $1,290 is the alternative: 38 mm, 46.5 mm, 10.4 mm, COSC, 200 m, for $90 more. The Underd0g's trade is 1.1 mm of thickness and no certificate, for the dial.

The thinnest Baltic at 9.2 mm and, from €990, the first with a Swiss movement. 36 mm across, 44 mm lug to lug, ETA/Peseux 7001 hand-wound, 30 m, double-domed sapphire, a case of 316L steel and grade 5 titanium polished above and circular-brushed below, on Italian calf leather or a steel mesh bracelet, in Salmon, Purple or Green (Grey Blue was out of stock at check). No lume is listed. The alternative for €445 less is the MR Classic, the same 36 mm by 44 mm footprint, 0.7 mm thicker, under hesalite, on a micro-rotor automatic. The trade for going Swiss is winding it yourself, and 30 m means keeping it dry.

The Farer to buy at $1,220, for the La Joux-Perret G101 in soignée grade and a 45 mm lug-to-lug on a 39 mm case. 11.8 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, 100 m, boxed sapphire with inner AR, exhibition back, Grade X2 Super-LumiNova with ceramic numerals, on leather or Milanese (£1,095 in the UK). The Alert, Venture and Aurora are the same line at the same price. Designed in London and Swiss made per the brand. For $150 more, the Endeavour Aqua Compressor at $1,370 (41.5 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 12.5 mm, grade 2 titanium, 300 m, twin compressor crowns) was sold out, with the Hecla Hunter Green in stock at the same price: the same lug-to-lug on a case 2.5 mm larger, and three times the rating.

The entry Doxa at $1,290, sold with a movement Doxa declines to name: the page says Swiss automatic, so the table says that and nothing more. 42 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 13.8 mm thick, 19 mm lugs, 200 m, sapphire with AR, unidirectional bezel, Super-LumiNova, on the steel bracelet, or $1,250 on rubber. The lug-to-lug is the useful figure: 46 mm on a 42 mm case, shorter than the Seiko SPB317's 46.9 mm on 41 mm. For the same $1,290 the Serica 6190 below names its calibre and certifies it; the Doxa has the bezel and the case. The SUB 300T at $2,190 (42.5 mm, 13.65 mm, 1,200 m, no lug-to-lug published) is the next Doxa up, in the notes of the under-$2,500 list.

The one to buy for a wrist under 6.5 inches, and at $1,290 (€1,090) it costs no more than the 6190: 35 mm, 41.5 mm lug-to-lug, 9.6 mm thick, 200 m, Soprod M100 with COSC, 1.8 mm double-domed sapphire, a wide fixed step bezel with applied cardinal points, Super-LumiNova C3, on the Bonklip 7505 bracelet with a Safe-Lock clasp. 200 m at 35 mm is rare at any price. The 7505-2 lists at the same price and the 7505 TXD at €1,190. Against the 6190 it is 3 mm smaller, 5 mm shorter and 0.8 mm thinner on the same movement; the trade is dial area, and nothing else certified in this data set comes in this size.

The thinnest Farer at 7.95 mm, and the lower-priced route to a La Joux-Perret D100 in this data set: $1,295 (£1,150), against Baltic's Prismic Stone at €1,450 on the same calibre. 38 mm, 42.8 mm lug to lug, 50 m, flat sapphire with AR on both faces, soigné grade, Lumicast numerals in Grade X2 Super-LumiNova, which is unusual on a dress watch this thin. Out of stock at check. The alternative in the hand-wound row is the Marsden at $130 less, 3 mm smaller and 2 mm thicker. The trade is that you wind it, keep it out of the water, and wait for the next run.

The steel Dune at $1,335 on the bracelet, without the COSC certificate the bronze one carries on the under-$1,000 list. 38 mm, 43.6 mm lug-to-lug, 11.7 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, Sellita SW200-1, 150 m, box sapphire, a fixed bezel, Grade X1 lume. The 43.6 mm lug-to-lug is the shortest of any 38 mm watch here; the Serica 6190 is 46.5 mm. The C65 Trident Diver and Aquitaine GMT have left the catalogue, so this is the C65 three-hander that remains. The Serica at $1,290 is the alternative: COSC, 200 m, 1.3 mm thinner. The Dune's trade is $45 more for 2.9 mm less length and no certificate.

The integrated-bracelet sport watch at $1,360 on steel, $1,160 on canvas: 37 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 12.65 mm thick, 100 m, 22 mm lug, Soprod P024, push-button deployant. The catalogue branches from here: MK2 cases in 38 mm and 41 mm at $1,160 to $1,860, stone dials in meteorite, lapis and aventurine at $1,360 to $1,760, titanium MK1 at $1,560 to $1,760. Christopher Ward's The Twelve in 38 mm is £1,095 at 9.95 mm and 43.3 mm lug-to-lug; Farer's Cuprum Integra is £1,450 at 10.3 mm. The F77 is 2.7 mm thicker than the Twelve at the same 100 m, and the 22 mm lug narrows the strap choice. Buy it for the 37 mm and the 1977 shape.

The diver, and at $1,370 (£1,250) the only Farer rated past 200 m. 41.5 mm grade 2 titanium, 45 mm lug to lug, 12.5 mm thick, 300 m, an internal unidirectional bezel driven by twin compressor crowns, La Joux-Perret G101, a 2.2 mm double-domed sapphire in front and 1.6 mm of sapphire behind, on natural rubber with a titanium buckle. Sold out at check, though the Hecla Hunter Green at the same price was in stock. The alternative on the same movement is the Resolute at $150 less, in steel at 100 m. The trade is the bracelet: titanium, and £245 extra.

$55 over the 40 and 42 mm Tridents for the smallest and thinnest of the three, on pre-order on the check date. 38 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, Sellita SW200-1, 300 m, sapphire with AR, the 120-click ceramic bezel, Grade X1 lume, on the bracelet, $1,375. The 45 mm lug-to-lug matches the Farer Resolute III's on a case 1 mm smaller, with 200 m more and a rotating bezel. The Serica 6190 at $1,290 is the alternative: 38 mm, 46.5 mm, 10.4 mm, 200 m, COSC. The Trident 38's trade is $85 more and 0.6 mm thicker for the bezel and the extra 100 m.

The three-hand Sealander at $1,375 on the bracelet, and the 2026 version runs the Sellita SW200-2 Power+ where the Tridents run the SW200-1. 39 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 10.9 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, 150 m, sapphire with AR, a fixed bezel; pre-order for the end of October on the check date. Against the Trident 38 at the same $1,375: 1 mm larger, 0.1 mm thinner, 150 m less, no bezel, the newer calibre. The Halios Universa II at $995 is the alternative with an SW300-1 and 100 m, when its batch opens. The Sealander's trade is $380 more for 50 m and a maker that ships to a date.

The Swiss GMT under $1,500 at $1,395 on rubber, and a caller: the Sellita SW330-2 sets the 24-hour hand on its own and leaves the hour hand with the minutes. 39 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 11.3 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, 150 m, sapphire with AR, a fixed bezel with the 24-hour scale on the dial; pre-order on the check date. The 42 mm is 48.5 mm long at the same thickness. The Traska Venturer GMT at $950 in the main list is the alternative: a true GMT, 10.15 mm, 150 m, $445 less. The Sealander's trade is the caller layout, and $445 for a Sellita rather than a Miyota.

The worldtimer, and at €1,300 the cheapest route to a Soprod C125 in this data set: Serica runs the same calibre in its 8315 at $2,450 (€2,090) with COSC certification, which Baltic does not state. 37 mm across, 45 mm lug to lug, 11.3 mm thick, 100 m, double-domed sapphire, unidirectional 120-click brushed ceramic bezel, Super-LumiNova BGW9, on Italian calf leather, 200 numbered pieces per dial. The alternative from Baltic is the GMT MK-II at €450 less, 2.5 mm larger, 2.5 mm thicker and rated to twice the depth. The trade for the €450 is a Swiss calibre and a stone dial against water resistance and a bezel that times a dive.

The Twelve at $1,495 on the integrated bracelet in its smallest size, and the shortest watch on the page: 40.8 mm lug-to-lug on a 36 mm case. 9.95 mm thick, Sellita SW200-1 with a 38-hour reserve, 100 m, sapphire with AR, a twelve-sided fixed bezel, Grade X1 lume; the sterling page lists a rubber version at £885. All three steel sizes are $1,495 and 9.95 mm; only the length changes, 40.8, 43.3 and 44.5 mm. The Vaer A12 at $1,099 is the alternative at 36 mm: 43 mm long, 10.4 mm, Swiss assembled, on a strap. The Twelve's trade is $396 for the bracelet and 0.45 mm.

The middle Twelve, 38 mm and 43.3 mm lug-to-lug, at the same $1,495 as the other two. 9.95 mm thick, Sellita SW200-1, 38-hour reserve, 100 m, sapphire with AR, the twelve-sided bezel on the integrated bracelet, Grade X1 lume. It is the size that puts the Twelve against the Serica 6190 at $1,290: 38 mm each, the Serica 46.5 mm long and 10.4 mm thick with a COSC certificate and 200 m, the Twelve 3.2 mm shorter, 0.45 mm thinner, on a bracelet you cannot swap. The Serica is the alternative for $205 less; the Twelve's trade is the integrated case and the 38-hour reserve against a chronometer.

The 40 mm Twelve, $1,495 and on pre-order on the check date, 44.5 mm lug-to-lug, 1.2 mm longer than the 38 and 3.7 mm longer than the 36 for the same money. 9.95 mm thick, Sellita SW200-1 with a 38-hour reserve, 100 m, sapphire with AR, the integrated bracelet, Grade X1 lume. The titanium Twelve 40 is $2,295 on the under-$2,500 list. The Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 at $850 on the under-$1,000 list is the integrated-bracelet alternative for $645 less, 0.98 mm thicker with 80 hours against 38; the Twelve's trade is $645 for a published lug-to-lug, a thinner case and a shorter reserve.

The titanium pilot with the shortest lug-to-lug on the page after the Serica Parade: 43 mm on a 40 mm case. 10.9 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, Sellita SW300-1 Elaboré, 100 m, domed sapphire with a five-layer inner AR, Grade X2 Super-LumiNova, grade 2 titanium with a burnished brown PVD, on suede or leather, $1,525 (£1,350). The Curtis and Hewlett are the same line at the same price. Designed in London, Swiss made per the brand. The Lander IV GMT at $1,575 (39.5 mm, 45 mm, 11.3 mm, SW330-2 Top Grade) was sold out with a return listed for spring 2027; $50 more would have bought the second time zone, had Farer any to sell.

The same case and calibre as the White Sector at the same $1,550, with a blue sector dial and a sand and light-blue leather pair. 37.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.5 mm, 20 mm lugs, La Joux-Perret G100 with a 68-hour reserve, 50 m, sapphire front and back with AR, lume not stated. "Only a few left" on the check date. Each dial is its own listing at the maker, so all three are here. For the same money the Salmon Sector below swaps blued hands for gunmetal PVD and was out of stock; the White Sector above is the one with Breguet numerals and a few left.

Out of stock on the check date with a restock listed for early November, at the same $1,550. The case and calibre are the White Sector's: 37.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.5 mm, 20 mm lugs, La Joux-Perret G100, 68-hour reserve, 50 m, sapphire front and back. What changes is the salmon sector dial with gunmetal PVD indexes and hands, on green Italian and black French leather. The White Sector above is the same watch with blued hands and a few left. The Charlie Paris Alliance Saphir at $1,745 is the dress alternative in stock, 1.5 mm thinner and rated 100 m, for $195 more.

The dress watch to buy at $1,550 for the case: cornes-de-vache lugs on a 37.5 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.5 mm steel case with a La Joux-Perret G100 automatic and a 68-hour reserve. 20 mm lugs, 50 m, sapphire front and back, blued steel hands over applied Breguet indexes, two leather straps. "Only a few left" on the check date. No lume is stated. The Serica Parade at $1,760 is the other dress case on this page: 35 mm, 8.2 mm, 100 m and a COSC certificate for $210 more. The Furlan Marri has the reserve and the lugs; the Serica has the certificate and twice the rating.

$1,575 buys the longest guarantee on the list, five years, on a Swiss-assembled GMT. Farer, London, 2015, assembles in Switzerland on Sellita and La Joux-Perret movements and prices in pounds, with a dollar storefront at usd.farer.com. The Lander IV is the 39.5 mm GMT: 45 mm lug-to-lug, 11.3 mm thick, $1,575 list on the US site. Every Farer sits above $1,000, so the brand appears on no bracket list here, but its guide is the fullest single-page spec table for the range. For $275 more the Serica is certified; for $600 less the Formex is Swiss too, with a three-hand movement. See the Farer guide.

The bezel GMT, and the Farer to choose over the Barnwell if the second zone is the point. 40 mm, 44.8 mm lug-to-lug, 12.5 mm thick with the boxed sapphire (10.75 mm without), 20 mm lugs, Sellita SW330-2 Top Grade, 200 m, bidirectional 24-click bezel with a sapphire insert, X1 Super-LumiNova, exhibition back, on leather, rubber or Milanese, $1,575 (£1,375). The Nevada Mocha 38 mm, Maze III and Crooms III are the same price. The SW330-2 sets its 24-hour hand independently; the Miyota 9075 in the Traska and Nodus GMTs under $1,000 jumps the local hour, the more useful behaviour when the wearer is the one travelling. Against the Traska Venturer GMT at $950: 50 m more water resistance, an external bezel for an internal one, a Swiss movement for the Miyota, $625 more.

The stone-dial Prismic is a different watch rather than a dial option: the movement changes to a La Joux-Perret D100 hand-wound and the price to €1,450 for the Pietersite, €1,300 for the other stone dials. The case is the base Prismic's, 36 mm, 44 mm lug to lug, 9.2 mm thick, steel and grade 5 titanium, 30 m, double-domed sapphire, on a brushed steel mesh bracelet. The alternative at close to the money is Farer's Solander, the same D100 at $1,295 (£1,150) in a 38 mm case 1.25 mm thinner. The trade against the €990 Prismic is €460 for the stone and the calibre; the size and the rating do not move.

The thinnest and smallest watch on the list, and it carries a COSC certificate and a 100 m rating at 8.2 mm, which few makers manage at 35 mm. 41 mm lug-to-lug, 18 mm lugs, Soprod M100 chronometer, 1.3 mm bevelled sapphire with inner AR, double-step bezel, no lume stated, grained calfskin with the brand's Stadium buckle, $1,760 as the maker's store shows it to US buyers (€1,490). The 1174-2 and Lin dials are the same price. Made in Switzerland per the brand. The NOMOS Tangente 35 at $2,330 on the under-$2,500 list is the other 35 mm hand-wound dress case: 6.2 mm, the brand's own calibre, 50 m. The Serica has twice the rating and the certificate, for less.

The world timer to want only for its bezel graphic, since the Thorne is the same watch and could be ordered. 39 mm, 45 mm lug to lug, 11 mm thick, 100 m, Sellita SW331-2 Elaboré, domed sapphire, flat sapphire exhibition back, an internal bidirectional lumed world-time bezel, Grade X1 Super-LumiNova on the dial, $1,775 (£1,550), on St. Venere leather with a Milanese option. Sold out at check. The alternative for the same $1,775 is the Thorne below, on pre-order for 14 October 2026. The trade is an open-ended wait against a sister that ships in October.

The world timer you can order: $1,775 (£1,550), on pre-order at check to ship 14 October 2026. 39 mm, 45 mm lug to lug, 11 mm thick, 100 m, Sellita SW331-2 Elaboré, an internal bidirectional 24-city bezel, Lumicast markers, leather or Milanese; the Thorne Gold and Foxe Gold list at £1,600 ($1,850). The alternative for the same money is the Roché, identical to the millimetre and to the dollar, and sold out. The trade is a bezel graphic; not one number moves between the two.

The anniversary piece at $1,850 ex-VAT, RMB 15,800 at the Shanghai salon, sold in two windows on 28 May 2026 at 11:00 and 23:00 JST, one per customer, delivering from July and not to be repeated: 37 mm, 11.5 mm, 50 m on the brand's page, Miyota 90S5, sapphire box crystal. The 45 mm lug-to-lug is Monochrome's measurement, not the brand's, which publishes none. Against the Inseki it is the same case with malachite in place of meteorite and 50 m stated in place of 30. anOrdain's Model 1 is £1,790 before VAT at 38 mm, 42 mm lug-to-lug and 10.1 mm with an enamel dial fired in Glasgow, and it takes orders.

The entry to the high-end tier and the odd one out on lug width: 24 mm, against 20 mm on every other Zelos. 40 mm, 45.5 mm lug-to-lug, 10.2 mm thick, 50 m, a skeletonised Marvin 700 hand-wound under box sapphire, a sandblasted titanium case with a white Cerakote mid-case, on FKM rubber with a titanium buckle, $1,899. Sold out; the Mokume and Damascus versions were $2,499 and also gone. The Skyraider 40 Skeleton at $2,499 is the same movement in tantalum on a 20 mm lug, 0.3 mm thinner; the $600 is the metal. At 50 m this is a dress watch in a sports case, and the rubber strap should not persuade anyone otherwise.

The integrated-bracelet Farer, and the one a US buyer cannot price in dollars: £1,450, no US figure at check, and sold out besides. 38.5 mm, 42 mm lug to lug, 10.3 mm thick, 100 m, Sellita SW300-1 in Top Grade finish, on a 24 mm steel bracelet with a rubber strap in the box. The Eastern Arabic and Tenebris editions list at £1,495 (the former at $1,695 in the US), the Viridis and Perlarum stone dials at £1,550. The alternative on the same movement is the Barnwell at $1,525, a grade lower, 1.5 mm larger and 1 mm longer lug to lug. The trade is availability: the Barnwell can be ordered, and this cannot.

The Essence to buy if the wrist is under 7 inches: 45.5 mm lug to lug ties the Reef 39.5 for the shortest orderable case (only the sold-out Aria is shorter, at 45.45 mm) and 10 mm is the thinnest bar the 6.9 mm Aria. $1,850 to $1,980 (CHF 1,470 to 1,570) from strap to bracelet, meteorite dials at CHF 1,850 to 1,990, 39 mm, 20 mm lugs, 100 m, Sellita SW200-2 Power+ COSC with a 65-hour reserve, Case Suspension System stated. On pre-order at check. The alternative is the Essence 41, the same watch scaled up by 2 mm and cheaper on a strap. The trade is the wait, and $160 for the smaller size.

The moonphase at $2,075 (£1,825), and a watch bought for the complication, since the case figures are those of a dress watch: 38.5 mm, 43.8 mm lug to lug, 11.5 mm thick, 50 m. Sellita SW288-1 M hand-wound, curved sapphire, exhibition back, gold PVD over 316L steel, 7 leather strap options on a gold PVD buckle. 150 pieces planned, 75 in the first batch, not numbered; listed as returning in late 2026. The alternative in the hand-wound row is the Marsden, $910 less, 3.5 mm smaller, without the moonphase or the PVD. The trade is 50 m, and a wait until late in the year.

The "Baby" Reef, in the store's own naming, is a COSC 300 m diver assembled in Biel at $2,085, with a ceramic insert the owner can swap. 39.5 mm, 45.5 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm thick, 22 mm lugs, Sellita SW300-1 certified by COSC, sapphire with AR, unidirectional 120-click bezel with an interchangeable zirconium-oxide insert, Super-LumiNova BGW9, on rubber or a screwed-link bracelet with a carbon-composite micro-adjust clasp (CHF 1,760 to 1,890; $2,085 to $2,230 by strap per the store API). The Reef 42 is the same price at 47 mm lug-to-lug and 11.4 mm; the Reef GMT 42 on the SW330-2 is $2,355 to $2,490. The Reef pages do not mention the Case Suspension System the Essence carries. The Serica 5303 at $1,850 on the under-$2,000 list is the same certificate and depth for less; the Formex has the swappable insert and the Biel line.

A hand-wound chronograph in 100 units at $2,095, and 1.14 mm thinner than the automatic Tissot PRX below (13.4 mm against 14.54 mm). 38.5 mm, 44 mm lug-to-lug, 20 mm lugs, Sellita SW510M b Elaboré in a Top Grade finish, 100 m, domed sapphire with a seven-layer inner AR, exhibition back, bidirectional 24-click bezel with a burgundy ceramic 12-hour insert, BGW9 Super-LumiNova, on integrated rubber, leather or Milanese (£1,875). The Gara and Volante are the same price. Designed in London, Swiss made per the brand. The Stratton Moonphase at $2,075 (38.5 mm, 43.8 mm lug-to-lug, 11.5 mm, gold PVD, hand-wound SW288-1) was listed as returning late 2026. The Tissot at $2,150 is the one with a bracelet and a rotor; the Farer is the one you wind.

A Peseux 7001 under a meteorite dial for $2,099, and, unusually for Zelos, in stock: 37 pieces remaining on the check date. 39 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 9.4 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, hand-wound with reworked bridges, 50 m, box sapphire with a display back, Super-LumiNova BGW9 X1, on a 316L bracelet tapering 20 to 16 mm with an external quick-adjust clasp. The Vulcan and mother-of-pearl dials are $1,999. Assembly is not stated on the brand's pages. The same 7001 sits in the Furlan Marri Disco Volante, retired and priced in francs before tax, so that one stays in the notes. The NOMOS Club Campus at $2,070 is the hand-wound at this money with the brand's own calibre and a stated origin; the Zelos is the one with the dial.

The Straum to order first, and the floor of the current range: NOK 25,500 on the steel bracelet, NOK 23,750 on FKM rubber per the feed, in 316L steel. 38.7 mm, 45.7 mm lug to lug, 11.5 mm thick, 100 m, La Joux-Perret G101 with no date and 68 hours, adjusted in 4 positions, Swiss Super-LumiNova Grade A, 8 dial colours at one price. It ships November 2026, the earliest window in the range. The Jan Mayen Titanium is the same sheet in grade 5 for NOK 6,500 more. Buy steel for the bracelet in the price and the earlier date; the titanium's whole case is the metal.

A hand-wound monopusher for $2,200 (£1,750), and the Farer Libre above is the comparison the money forces: both run a Sellita SW510 M in Elaboré grade. 38.5 mm, 44.5 mm lug-to-lug, 13.6 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, 63-hour reserve, cam-operated single pusher, 50 m, double-sandwich sapphire, C3 Super-LumiNova, a three-part 316L case and the brand's ruthenium anthracite bridge with Côtes de Genève, on Epsom leather at 20/16 mm. The Farer at $2,095 is $105 less, 0.2 mm thinner, rated to 100 m, with a rotating bezel. The Studio Underd0g has the single pusher and the salmon dial; the trade-off is half the Farer's rating.

The Tangente's sibling, $2,290 on the US store, $40 less than the Tangente 35 and 0.1 mm thicker at 6.3 mm. 35 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 18 mm lugs, NOMOS Glashütte's own hand-wound DUW 4001, 50 m, sapphire, steel back, no lume. The international page shows €1,820. It is here rather than on the main list only because two NOMOS were already there; on every figure but the dial it is the Tangente 35, and the Tangente 35 is the reference. The Club Campus at $2,070 is the same calibre at 100 m for $220 less; the Ludwig is the one at 6.3 mm.

The automatic chronograph at $2,295 on a strap, $2,495 on a bracelet, on pre-order with shipping in early October: ETA Valjoux 7750 with 48 h, 38 mm, 44.3 mm lug-to-lug, 200 m, and 15.2 mm thick, or 12.7 mm if you measure to the case and not the crystal. The mecaquartz Autochron is $530 to $730 in the same case, so $1,565 buys the movement and the 200 m. Traska's Chronograph is $1,650 on a Seiko NE86 at 11.8 mm and 75 m; Bravur's Grand Tour is $2,550 on a Sellita SW511b at 100 m. The Nivada is 3.4 mm thicker than the Traska and the only one rated to 200 m; 44.3 mm lug-to-lug is short for a 7750.

The reference NOMOS Glashütte design, 6.2 mm thick on the hand-wound DUW 4001, $2,330 on the US store (€1,860 on the international page). 35 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 18 mm lugs, 50 m, sapphire, steel back, Shell Cordovan strap. No lume. The Ludwig 35 is the sibling on the same calibre at $2,290 and 6.3 mm; both are the thinnest entries on this page by 2.3 mm over the Club Campus. Second NOMOS here because the Club is the sport line and the Tangente the dress line, at different prices. The Club Campus at $2,070 is the same calibre with twice the rating for less; the Tangente is the one at 6.2 mm. The Club Sport neomatik 37 with the automatic DUW 3001 is $4,140 and in the notes.

A vitreous enamel dial fired on copper, $2,446 as anOrdain's store shows it to US buyers (£1,790 before VAT) for the hand-wound Sellita SW210-1; the La Joux-Perret G101 automatic adds £320. Three sizes, 35, 38 and 41 mm; the 42 mm lug-to-lug in the table is the small size's, and the 38 shown here is 10.1 mm thick with 16 mm lugs, 50 m, hardened 316L, sapphire with a three-layer AR. Iron Cream, Oxblood and Teal are the same price. The NOMOS Tangente 35 at $2,330 is the dress alternative for $116 less, 6.2 mm on the brand's own calibre; the anOrdain is the enamel, at 3.9 mm thicker.

The case is the point, and it is priced under every other tantalum watch here: 39 mm, 45 mm lug-to-lug, 9.4 mm thick, 50 m, with a guilloché crystallised-titanium dial, on an ETA/Peseux 7001 hand-wound with reworked bridges, $2,499, 50 pieces, sold out. The high-end tier runs $1,899 (Artemis Titanium) to $2,499 (this and the Skyraider 40 Skeleton Tantalum on a Marvin 700), all sold in timed drops and mostly gone; the entry lines start at $399 on Seiko and Miyota. Zelos does not state where the watches are assembled, and the warranty is one year, the shortest on this page. The exotic-metal work is real; the ranking stops there because nothing else is published.

The pilot's version of the Artemis idea in the dearer metal: tantalum, 40 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 9.9 mm with the box sapphire and 8.2 mm without, 50 m, skeletonised Marvin 700 hand-wound, C3 and BGW9 lume in light blue, grey FKM rubber, $2,499, 50 pieces, sold out. The titanium version was $1,999 and the Ti-Damascus $2,499, all gone. Against the Comet 39 Tantalum at the same price the Skyraider is 1 mm wider, 1 mm longer, 0.5 mm thicker and on rubber rather than leather, with the skeleton movement in place of the guilloché dial. Against the Artemis at $1,899 it is the same calibre for $600 more, and the difference is the word tantalum.

The steel Jan Mayen in grade 5 titanium, bead-blasted with polished accents, listed at NOK 32,000; the feed runs NOK 27,000 to 32,000 by band and prices the titanium bracelet at NOK 10,350 on its own. 38.7 mm, 45.7 mm lug to lug, 11.5 mm thick, 100 m, La Joux-Perret G101 without a date, 68 hours, on 24.8/18 mm FKM rubber. Ships December 2026. The Time+Tide, TRTS and Fratello titanium editions run NOK 28,000 to 32,000 on the same case. The Frozen Metal is this watch with the frosted dial for NOK 1,500 more on the bracelet; the steel Jan Mayen is the same sheet for NOK 6,500 less.

Swiss Made and designed in Oslo, on a La Joux-Perret G101 in Soigné grade with 68 hours, and the craft claim is a dial the brand does not say who makes. The Frozen Metal is bead-blasted grade 5 titanium, 38.7 mm, 45.7 mm lug-to-lug, 11.5 mm thick, 100 m, with a galvanic frosted reverse-fumé dial, NOK 33,500 on the titanium bracelet (29,500 on rubber), on pre-order with shipping stated for December 2026. The current floor is the Jan Mayen in steel on rubber at NOK 23,750; the ceiling across launch editions is NOK 35,000. Straum's stamped landscape dials and basalt and bog-root editions are the case for a craft score, and the unnamed maker is what holds it here. Two-year warranty. Sold direct and through Time+Tide and Windup.

The anOrdain at its cheapest, $2,630 on the maker's US pricing for the 36 mm medium with the hand-wound Sellita SW210-1; the G101 automatic and the A1 cost more, up to £2,745 on the feed. 43 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, 50 m, sapphire with three-layer AR, brushed 316L steel, Super-LumiNova on thermally treated steel hands; the 39.5 mm large is a separate size. Racing Green and Flax are the same price. The Model 1 Porcelain below is $376 more for the glazed dial at 38 mm. The Longines Master Collection at $2,550 is the big-name alternative, with no dial like this and no dimensions.

The cheaper Grand Seiko and the one with a rating you can write down: 100 m, against the "splash resistant" the SBGW301 above offers for $2,300 more. 37 mm, 44.6 mm lug-to-lug, 10 mm thick, 19 mm lugs, 9F62 quartz rated to plus or minus 10 seconds a year, sapphire, steel, $2,700 on the US site. Grand Seiko's own November 2024 price sheet had it at $2,300; the live page shows $2,700. The Cartier Tank Must SolarBeat above is $1,700 more for the other serious quartz on the page. The 9F is the reason to buy; the rise is the reason to check the page first.

The field watch of the range and the only Straum with a date: NOK 31,000 on FKM rubber, NOK 35,000 with the grade 5 titanium bracelet per the feed, limited to 200, ships March 2027. 38.2 mm, 45.7 mm lug to lug, 11 mm thick, 100 m, in hardened grade 5 titanium with an enlarged screw-down crown and a stepped fixed bezel, La Joux-Perret G100 with 68 hours, BGW9 cast lume. White Lume and Titanium Gray dials cost the same. Against the Jan Mayen Titanium it is 0.5 mm smaller, 0.5 mm thinner, hardened, dated and NOK 1,000 cheaper as listed; the trade is a ship date 3 months later and the cap of 200.

A white glazed porcelain dial by anOrdain's in-house artist on the Model 1 case, $3,006 on the maker's US pricing with the La Joux-Perret G101 automatic, and a nine-month wait stated on the page on the check date. 38 mm, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 11 mm thick, 18 mm lugs, 50 m, sapphire with three-layer AR, polished 316L steel; the decorated A1 movement is £2,520 excluding VAT against £2,200. Lume is not stated. The Model 2 above is $376 less in more colours; the Fumé below is $669 more for the graded dial. This is the dial to wait for, and the wait is part of the price.

The King Seiko on the US lineup now, and the shortest lug-to-lug on the page at 43.6 mm. 39.4 mm, 9.9 mm thick, 19 mm lugs, 50 m, 6L35 automatic, box-shaped sapphire, steel, $3,100. The 6R55 King Seiko SPB371 has gone from the US King Seiko page; the current range runs $3,100 to $3,850. The other Seiko under the line is the Prospex Marinemaster SLA079 at $2,900 (42.6 mm, 49.3 mm, 13.4 mm, 300 m, 8L35 with hand-winding, LumiBrite), in the notes. Against the Grand Seiko SBGW301 at $5,000: 1.8 mm thinner, $1,900 less, automatic against hand-wound, and Seiko states 50 m where Grand Seiko states "splash resistant". The $1,900 buys the Grand Seiko finishing, which this site does not measure.

The NOMOS to buy under the line if the Club Sport's 200 m is not the point: a 7.8 mm hand-wound case with a date, $3,740 on the US store. 38.5 mm, 45.3 mm lug-to-lug, 19 mm lugs, 50 m recorded from NOMOS's 5 atm, DUW 4601 with 52 hours, domed sapphire front and back, steel. It is 0.6 mm thinner than the Club Sport neomatik above and $400 less; the Club Sport has 200 m and the automatic. The Tangente neomatik 41 Update below is $1,130 more at the same 7.8 mm with an automatic and a ring date. Hand-winding is the trade.

The hand-wound Brunswick, and at 42 mm the shortest lug-to-lug of any round case on the page: £3,450 including VAT, £2,875 excluding it on cordovan, £3,041.67 excluding VAT on the bracelet. 38 mm, 11.84 mm thick with the closed back and 11.69 mm open, 20 mm lugs, 100 m, La Joux-Perret D100 in TOP grade with 50 hours, sapphire with ARdur on both faces, 316L polished and spun, Heritage Brown cordovan lined in Alcantara. The Brunswick 40 above is £83.33 less on strap for the automatic, 50 m more and 4.5 mm more lug-to-lug. The Grand Seiko SBGW301 among the picks is 2.3 mm longer.

Marc Newson's 1994 pebble case, relaunched in 2018, ranked on its Swiss tier and marked down for the other one. The Horopod is a 44 mm lugless titanium case, listed as 44 mm lug-to-lug and described as wearing like 41 mm, on a new-old-stock ETA 2824, EUR 3,190 on the maker's site across six references; thickness, crystal and water resistance are not published. The Hemipod chronograph tops the range at EUR 5,900. Ikepod's own history page discloses two tiers: Horopod, Skypod and Hemipod in titanium with ETA calibres made in Switzerland, and the EUR 690 to 790 Chronopod, Duopod and Seapod assembled in Hong Kong on Miyota, Seiko VK63 and quartz movements. Warranty two years. Stock plus runs of 30 to 111.

The rectangular Fears, £4,350 including VAT and £3,625 excluding it, and the most expensive Fears on the page. A 22.6 by 33.5 mm Swiss-made 316L case with a 40 mm lug-to-lug, 8.4 mm thick, 20 mm lugs, 30 m, Sellita SW1000-1b automatic with 46 hours, sapphire with ARdur on both sides, a hobnail dial made in Germany, Barenia leather and an FKM rubber strap; the case column carries the 22.6 mm width. The Cartier Tank Must SolarBeat above is the other rectangle here, 1.8 mm thinner and quartz. The Brunswick 38 is £750 less excluding VAT for a round hand-wound Fears. The shape is what the money buys.

Exactly $5,000 on the US site, counted as in, and the successor to the SBGW231 most lists still recommend, whose page returns a 404. 37.3 mm, 44.3 mm lug-to-lug, 11.7 mm thick, 19 mm lugs, hand-wound 9S64, box-shaped sapphire with AR inside, steel. Grand Seiko states the water resistance as "splash resistant", which is a description rather than a number, so the WR cell is a dash. The King Seiko SJE109 below at $3,100 is 0.7 mm shorter lug-to-lug, 1.8 mm thinner and automatic; the SBGX261 quartz at $2,700 is the cheaper Grand Seiko, in the under-$2,500 list's notes. The $5,000 buys the hand-wound 9S64 and the Grand Seiko dial; it does not buy a rating you can write down.

The dial earns the place: vitreous enamel fired in the brand's own Glasgow factory by six enamellers among about 30 staff. The Model 3 Method is enamel on silver in a polished 39 mm case, 46 mm lug-to-lug, 10.45 mm thick, 50 m, on a Sellita SW300, GBP 3,695 plus VAT on the maker's site. The floor is the Model 1 at GBP 1,790 plus VAT, enamel on copper, on a Sellita SW210 hand-wound or La Joux-Perret G101 with an in-house decorated A1 option. Buying is a GBP 350 plus VAT build-slot reservation, with slots running to 2031 and a 9-month queue on porcelain, which is the longest published wait on this page. Warranty five years. Direct only. The Sellita is what the money does not go on.

The bespoke SB04-E from EUR 5,000, 50% deposit, about 4 months, and the model the house's configurator was built for: dial in titanium, guilloché or natural stone, open or closed back, leather, rubber or a bracelet on 20 mm curved lugs. 39.5 mm, 46 mm lug to lug, 10.3 mm thick, 100 m, 316L steel, sapphire with anti-reflective coating, optional BGW9 on the hands, on a La Joux-Perret G101ET, 24 jewels, 4 Hz, 68 hours, tungsten rotor. Against the Winter 2026 edition the EUR 1,500 buys the dial you drew. Against the SB07 at an average EUR 9,000 you keep EUR 4,000 and give up titanium and the integrated bracelet; the SB04-E is the one to commission first.

The dress watch, HKD 45,900, and the only current model under 40 mm: 38 mm, 46 mm lug to lug, 11.3 mm thick, 100 m, 904L steel, 20 mm lug, on hand-stitched Epsom or Zermatt leather. The dial is hand-hammered 925 silver under grand feu fumé enamel from Kong Lingjun's workshop, with Chinese calligraphy or Arabic numerals, on the same customised Pequignet EPM03 as the Perception v3, 65 hours, rated at plus or minus 2 seconds a day on average. Domed sapphire front and back; 9.05 mm without them. The launch-edition order window had closed at check. Against the Perception v3 the HKD 8,150 buys enamel over guilloché, 2 mm less case and 0.9 mm more thickness.