Rolex OP and Datejust don't count?

 

If it was more important to enough people, they would be more common.

 

^^^This

The average watch buyer doesn't care about the actual diameter measurement of their watch - they go off of what looks good to their eye and feels comfortable on their wrist.

As to the screw-down crown - that has even LESS bearing on the average watch-buyers list of have/have-nots than it does for hobbyists.

 

I have a 36mm Tudor BB that has a screw down crown. My 36mm Datejust had one, too.

 

This one has lots of fans:

 

LIW does a bracelet for the bigger brother, so if these sell, then a bracelet will probably be available at some point.

 

Maybe because a screw down crown isn't necessary to achieve a 100m WR, and it cost money to implement?
And also nothing will ever come close to a 5 digits DJ... 😜
Cheers

 

Seiko’s discontinued SKX013 is 37mm with screw down crown. That’s pretty close to your target although more of a sports / diver that might be a consideration?!?

 

Seiko’s discontinued SKX013 is 37mm with screw down crown.

Awwwww, man. Now I gotta go hunt down that strap to give it a try on my 013...once I figure out how to get the bracelet off since, like a moron, I installed it with the shoulderless OEM spring bars.

 

TANDORIO. it might be a micro though. Go on Ali Express and search Tandorio watch I have two, both use a Seiko NH 35A movement. One is 36 mm the other maybe 37 or 38. Also check
Ck invicta pro diver 36 mm. They have 36 mm subs from 70 to 130 usd with ss bracelets. Wr 200 meters which probably use NH 35A movements from Seiko.

Here is mine. I did not get a bracelet. My wrist is seven inches.

 

 

Are Vaer and Christopher Ward still considered micros? They both have them.

 

Obviously they all have black and other colors considered for men.

not exactly 36.... but Certina just issued a few 40mm quartz divers, they also have 38mm automatic divers, 34mm divers, and the big 43mm and 45mm chrono divers.

doesn't longines have a 36mm diver?

Mido has the Ocean Star 36.5m

Tag Aquaracer 36mm

Breitling Superocean 36mm

 

doesn't longines have a 36mm diver?

YES! In fact the 36mm Longines Legend Diver has not One but TWO screw down crowns!

 

PSA: LIW has an amazing bracelet for the 36,5mm Citizen EO2020 - Has a screw down crown and is a proper divers's 200m rated watch.

 

 

36.5 mm:

Aquis Date

 

36.5 mm:
Aquis Date

Whoa they make the Aquis in 36mm now?! Surprising...

Anyways, on a related note, this one also fits OP's criteria:

 

Why is it so hard to find 36mm major brand watches with screwdown crown? Because most people don't need them.

It's a cute marketing gimmick, but as long as a watch has 30-50m WR, there's just no need. I have a Glycine Combat 6 36mm with a pull/push crown - love it, no worries about crossthreading, and with 50m WR, does everything I need it to do in daily life.

OTOH, I have a BB36 with threaded crown and any number of mod-builds using AliX/eBay cases with threaded crowns.

If threaded crown, 36mm is important to you, probably you should include microbrands...

 

Why is it so hard to find 36mm major brand watches with screwdown crown? Because most people don't need them.

Reading this thread it turns out there are loads of 36mm watches with screw down crowns and the OP is on crack.

 

Marathon MSAR 36mm
Tudor Black Bay 54 (37mm)
Tissot Seastar 36

All diver style unfortunately.
I’m indifferent to the screw down crown.
I like that my Longines Spirit 37 doesn’t have it.

 

You haven't mentioned pricepoint, but if you're looking for inexpensive quartz:

ETA: forgot about the bracelet requirement-- but I still think the Bertucci is a great watch!

 

36mm Seamaster, my favorite size and shape of tool watch. Why would you want something big and chunky on your wrist if you're doing physical work?

 

Why would you want something big and chunky on your wrist if you're doing physical work?

This. I've never seen one of these small divers in the metal, but I find the idea appealing. Really digging the Tudor Mini Subs at the moment.

 

Screw down crown in overrated.

 

IWC makes a 36mm pilot with a screw in crown.

 

This isnt so accurate anymore, but it probably plays a role in it; Screw down crowns are MOSTLY (not entirely) a feature of dive watches, and dive watches are mostly larger than 36mm.

 

Ill answer the question a little differently.

There are certainly a few mainstream brands with screwdown crowns, which others have already shared and I don't intend on repeating. The problem with screwdown crowns is one additional part that can fail or worn out and require service, so if it's there just to add a feature, it adds cost but not necessarily value for the consumer.

 

The big brands also frequently "ignore" things like toolless micro-adjust clasps in favor of far more simple (read: cheaper) foldovers. Threaded crowns are an added cost. You as a major brand have a lot of overhead that the microbrands don't have. If you want to price compete with them, something has to get cut. That's one of the things that gets cut.

That being said, before Omega's sports watches all went on a binge eating spree, they had several of them.

 

try adding terms such as ladies, revival, reissue, vintage, etc, to your search,
there are many, even divers

 

tissot seastar 1000 36 has a screw down crown. quartz movement though.

i think the datejust op, which has been available in 36mm for...forever(?) sells better than the explorer. and it doesn't need a screw down crown.