Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Henry Archer Kvantum?

At MSRP the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $945, against $2,199 for the Henry Archer Kvantum — a $1,254 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Henry Archer Kvantum?

The Henry Archer Kvantum wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Henry Archer Kvantum?

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic is rated to 200m versus 50m for the Henry Archer Kvantum.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Henry Archer Kvantum?

The Henry Archer Kvantum carries a 40-hour power reserve against 36 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic run compared to the Henry Archer Kvantum?

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic runs a automatic caliber (Sellita SW200), while the Henry Archer Kvantum runs a quartz (Seiko VK64).

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm AutomaticvsHenry Archer Kvantum

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

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic

Antarctic 38mm

MSRP $945

Henry Archer Kvantum

5744002550563

MSRP $2,199

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 38mm Automatic38mm

Kvantum41mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 38mm Automatic36h

Kvantum40h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 38mm Automatic200m

Kvantum50m

MSRP

Antarctic 38mm Automatic$945

Kvantum$2,199

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Brown

Tan

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

Seiko VK64

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$2,199

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