Which is cheaper, the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex or the Boldr Blastoise?

At MSRP the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex is the cheaper of the two at $249, against $449 for the Boldr Blastoise — a $200 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex or the Boldr Blastoise?

The Boldr Blastoise wears larger at 40mm versus 39mm for the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex or the Boldr Blastoise?

The Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Boldr Blastoise.

What movement does the Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex run compared to the Boldr Blastoise?

The Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex runs a mecaquartz caliber (Seiko VK64 (Meca-Quartz)), while the Boldr Blastoise runs a automatic (Seiko (SII) NH37).

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Akrone S-05 Rouge ApexvsBoldr Blastoise

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

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Akrone S-05 Rouge Apex

s-05-chrono-multicolore

MSRP $249

Boldr Blastoise

blastoise

MSRP $449

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

S-05 Rouge Apex39mm

Blastoise40mm

Power Reserve

S-05 Rouge Apex—

Blastoise40h

Water Resistance

S-05 Rouge Apex300m

Blastoise200m

MSRP

S-05 Rouge Apex$249

Blastoise$449

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

—

Blastoise

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko VK64 (Meca-Quartz)

Seiko (SII) NH37

Type

Mecaquartz

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$249

$449

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