Tissot courtier is a good one, not a massive date window but I dig the placement of everything

 

That is actually pretty affordable. Do wish it had the bigger double date window, though.

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I'm looking for a Big date, preferable without Roman numerals. Requirements:

• Any complication needs to be functional
• Stainless steel case
• 44mm or less
• Affordable = as cheap as possible
• Quartz, auto or manual

I like what A.L & S has to offer. any decent homages out there?

Thanks!

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PIERRE PAULIN Vintage Panda German Watch 38MM Style Chronograph Mechanical Men's Watch Big Date Luxury Dress Mechanical

PIERRE PAULIN Vintage Panda German Watch 38MM Style Chronograph Mechanical Men's Watch Big Date Luxury Dress Mechanical

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Spinnaker Hull Chronograph

 

Mido have some big date automatic watches with some dressy versions in the Baroncelli line. Limes also have the Pharo Big Date Power Reserve. However, they are only affordable relative to Lange - the Mido watches are about US $1,000 and the Limes is about 1,400 euro.

The only quartz watch with a big date I know of is a Mondaine (about US $300), but it is a very different style to Lange. However, it at least shows that there are quartz big date movements so there may be other options with a more dressy style.

 

Graf Zeppelin used to do a few.

This is just one example. Just type "Graf Zeppelin big date" in Google images and you'll see different models. Very attractive watches! I used to own a Poljot 3133 handwound chronograph by them and it was lovely.

 

I came across some more options this morning from Bruno Sohnle with quartz or automatic movements. Some of their watches look fairly close to Lange and they have options for big dates with GMT, small seconds or chronograph.

https://www.brunosoehnle.de/de-de/en_GB/

 

Sea-Gull has a moonphase with a big date:

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Hi. Any of the suggestions so far catch your interest? Here are a few more:

Henry London Edgeware HL41-JS-0021 (~$75)

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Seiko Chronograph Silver Dial stainless Steel SPC079 (~$150)

Seiko Chronograph Black Dial Stainless Steel SPC153 (~$125)

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Seiko SPC155P1 (~$125)

Seiko SUR009P1 Big Date (~$100)

Seiko SUR009P1 Big Date (~$100)

Or a sporty version:

Seiko Sports SUR269P1 (~$100)

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There are several versions of affordable big-dates from Junkers Iron Annie:

JUNKERS BIG DATE, DUAL TIME #6640-1 (~$250)

Junkers Big Date, Dual Time Watch with Two Crowns #6640-1

Junkers 6640-1 Dual Time Watch features a corrugated sheet style white dial that is reminiscent of the corrugated metal sheets that covered the early Junkers J1 airplane. The watch is powered by a Swiss quartz Ronda movement, model 6203.B.

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5640-4 JUNKERS IRON ANNIE D-Aqui Big Date Dual Time

Iron Annie Big Date, Dual Time Pilot Watch with Two Crowns #5640-4

Iron Annie 5640-4 Dual Time Watch features a silver dial, SuperLuminova on hands, black markers, a big date window at 12:00 and a separately adjustable second time sub-dial at 6:00. The watch is powered by a Swiss quartz Ronda movement.

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IRON ANNIE AMAZONAS IMPRESSION BIG DATE, DUAL TIME #5940-3

Iron Annie Amazonas Impression Big Date, Dual Time Watch with Two Crowns #5940-3

Iron Annie 5940-3 Dual Time Watch features a ochre brown dial, SuperLuminova on hands, a big date window at 12:00 and a separately adjustable second time sub-dial at 6:00. The watch is powered by a Swiss quartz Ronda movement.

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Davosa Heritage 16247816 (~$300)

A unique piece where the highlight itself is the big date:

VSA Chrono Classic 1/100, dark gray dial ref. 241616 on black leather strap and the ref. 241618 on bracelet (~$300)

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VSA Chrono Classic 1/100, champagne dial ref. 241617 on leather strap and ref. 241619 on bracelet (~$300)

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Or a diver:

Swiss Army Maverick GS Dual Time 241442 (~$275 used, $450 new)

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Swiss Army Maverick GS Dual Time 241441 (~$225-275 used?)

Victorinox Swiss Army Maverick GS Dual Time 241441

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Elysee Mestor 17002 (~$340)

Elysee Mestor 17003 (~$340)

Marvin Marvin Malton 160 Big Date M020.13.23.68 (~$360)

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Marvin Marvin Malton 160 Big Date M020.13.43.74 (~$360)

G. Gerlach m/s Batory Big Date (~$400)

G. Gerlach Lux Sport V8 Big Date (~$400)

Happy hunting!

 

Hi. Any of the suggestions so far catch your interest? Here are a few more:

Happy hunting!

Wow! Be back in a few hours. This may take a while

 

I had this a few years ago. 41 mm. Very nice and cheap. Eterna Grande Date quartz

 

Wow, that looks sharp! Gonna bookmark that one...

OP said he prefers without Roman numerals, but I like them.

Btw, that's the "Adventic", right?

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Version in black is pretty good looking too, IMO:

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And there's one with a "silver" dial as well:

Eterna Adventic Stainless Steel SIlver Dial Quartz Mens Watch 2971.41.66.1327 | eBay

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^^ Yes Adventic. It wore a little big on my puny wrist but build quality is top notch. I especially love the dial and hands and the case is nicely polished as well. Hard to go wrong for the price

 

Alpina offers a few.

 

These are both autos with an 80 power reserve. Both are under $600. Not sure if that is cheap enough but not bad for autos.

 

If you're in for quartz then Zeppelin and Junkers offer quite many choices:

Zeppelin LZ127 7686-2


Zeppelin LZ127 7686-1


Zeppelin 7690-1

If you're in for mechanicals:
Red Star Seagull ST1931

 

If you're in for quartz then Zeppelin and Junkers offer quite many choices:

Zeppelin 7690-1

This Zeppelin 100 years is stunning, such a lovely dial.

 

 

This is taking longer than I thought.

 

Haha, the hunt is a big part of the fun!

Well, what direction are you leaning? Give us more criteria so we can help focus the suggestions in that direction and narrow it down:

- Style: dress, sport, casual, tool? field, diver, pilot, other?
- Dial color: light or dark? or any specific color you prefer?
- Size: ideal size and acceptable range?
- Movement: leaning quartz or mechanical?
- Cost: elaborate on "as cheap as possible": any minimum requirements (sapphire crystal, water resistance, etc.)?
- Inspiration: let us know what elements of any of the suggested options you like and we can try to look for one that combines all or most of what you like.

 

This is Citizen Retrograde Dual Timer Big Date BR0020-52L, but it is very hard to find.
40 mm, Eco-Drive, sapphire glass. Slightly more than usd 200.

 

And another Citizen with big date BT0001-63E

 

I had one of these that was kind of interesting. Citizen BT0080-59E perpetual calendar. Price seems to be highly variable, but I think it should be in the $200 RANGE.

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On the bay right now. Looks a cracker.

 

I was also looking for Meca Quartz. I may be going with one of these. Size may be an issue:

 

I have the green colorway inbound. The other pandas just look too much like other watches I already have.

 

Wait! I went hard and got some more options coming... 😁

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Your best bet, the closest I could absolutely find to the Lange in this price range, will have to look to Germany. Of course, almost all the Glashütte I saw were priced in the thousands, but there was one in the 600-700 range: Bruno Söhnle Glashütte.

BRUNO SÖHNLE GLASHÜTTE Hamburg II 42mm Quartz 17-13205-961

Bruno Söhnle Pesaro II 17-13073-283

Bruno Söhnle Facetta Chrono 17 13166 841

Bruno Söhnle Chronograph Stuttgart Small 17-13178-841

Bruno Söhnle Lago GMT 17-13156-241

Bruno Söhnle Stuttgart II 17-13179-249

Another company in a lot lower price range ($200-300) that has a lot of dressy big dates is Swiss company Claude Bernard:

Claude Bernard Sophisticated Classics retrograde

Claude Bernard Classic Big Date Small Second CB64005-3-BUIN

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BIG DATE RETROGRADE 41001 3 AIN

Claude Bernard Classic Big Date ($170)

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Edox Les Vauberts Day Retrograde Großdatum 34500 3 AIN ($600?)

And since you seemed to be looking at some chronographs:

ZENO-WATCH BASEL, Retro Magellano Q Chrono Grossdatum, weiss 6069-5040Q-g2 ($520)

Zeno-Watch Basel -Watch Herrenuhr Magellano Chronograph Quartz 6069-5040Q-g1 ($450)

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Citizen Big Date Eco Drive Bt0080 ($250)

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Cyber Monday deal at Jomashop, right at $600! (edit: looks like it lasts for 2 more days)

Mido Belluna II Automatic Silver Dial Men's Watch M024.444.16.031.00

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Personally, I like the gold version even better:

Mido Belluna II Automatic Silver Dial Men's Watch M024.444.36.031.00

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And we are done. Thanks for all the cool suggestions. Incoming, what have you got in the mail (part 5)

 

Ended up pretty far away from the Lange...😂 Not surprising, as there's really nothing quite like it! (outside of maybe GO, which is also expensive in it's own right)

Anyways, they look great, especially the blue Seiko sport. Enjoy!

 

Thanks! I decided to save up for the ALS.