Which is cheaper, the Venezianico Arsenale Bronzo or the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster?

At MSRP the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster is the cheaper of the two at $610, against $950 for the Venezianico Arsenale Bronzo — a $340 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Venezianico Arsenale Bronzo or the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster?

The Venezianico Arsenale Bronzo wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Venezianico Arsenale Bronzo or the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster?

The Venezianico Arsenale Bronzo is rated to 50m versus 10m for the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster.

What movement does the Venezianico Arsenale Bronzo run compared to the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster?

The Venezianico Arsenale Bronzo runs a automatic caliber (Miyota 9039), while the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster runs a quartz (Seiko VK63).

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Venezianico Arsenale Bronzo

MSRP $950

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Nivada Grenchen Datomaster

VK63 V3

MSRP $610

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At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Arsenale Bronzo40mm

Datomaster36mm

Power Reserve

Arsenale Bronzo—

Datomaster—

Water Resistance

Arsenale Bronzo50m

Datomaster100m

MSRP

Arsenale Bronzo$950

Datomaster$610

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

6 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Mineral

Crystal Shape

—

Domed

AR Coating

Yes

—

Dial Color

—

Green

Indices

—

Dark Gray

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9039

Seiko VK63

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$950

$610

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