Which is cheaper, the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date or the Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320?

At MSRP the Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320 is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $790 for the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date — a $291 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date or the Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320?

The Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date run compared to the Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date uses the Miyota 9015 and the Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320 uses the Miyota 9039.

Side by side

Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel DatevsIslander Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320

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

Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date

ag-11

MSRP $790

Islander Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320

islander-brookville-calligraphy-edition-watch-with-blue-parchment-dial-isl-320

MSRP $499

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Vanguard Steel Date42mm

Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-32038mm

Power Reserve

Vanguard Steel Date42h

Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320—

Water Resistance

Vanguard Steel Date100m

Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320100m

MSRP

Vanguard Steel Date$790

Islander Brookville Calligraphy Edition Watch with Blue Parchment Dial #ISL-320$499

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Dial Color

Forged Carbon

—

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

Miyota 9039

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$790

$499

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