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Aera Instruments M-1vsVario Futurist

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

M-1
Aera InstrumentsM-1
Futurist
VarioFuturist
MSRP $648

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
M-139mm
Futurist39mm
Power Reserve
M-142h
Futurist40h
Water Resistance
M-1100m
Futurist100m
MSRP
M-1—
Futurist$648

Full specifications

Case

4 specs
Category
—
Dress
Thickness
13.14mm
10mm
Lug-to-Lug
47.6mm
48mm
Material
Stainless Steel
316L Stainless Steel

Crystal & Dial

3 specs
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire (faceted)
Dial Color
Dune
Purple
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

3 specs
Caliber
Sellita SW216-1
Miyota 9039
Type
Manual
Automatic
Power Reserve
42h
40h

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
—
$648

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