Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $945, against $1,499 for the Astor + Banks AB1405 — a $554 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 wears larger at 42mm versus 35mm for the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic?

The Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Astor + Banks AB1405.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 carries a 40-hour power reserve against 36 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic.

What movement does the Astor + Banks AB1405 run compared to the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 runs a manual caliber (Manual Swiss), while the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic runs a automatic (Sellita SW200).

Side by side

Astor + Banks AB1405vsNivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic

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

Astor + Banks AB1405

mechanical-ab14

MSRP $1,499

Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic

Super Antarctic 35mm

MSRP $945

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

AB140542mm

Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic35mm

Power Reserve

AB140540h

Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic36h

Water Resistance

AB140550m

Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic100m

MSRP

AB1405$1,499

Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic$945

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Manual Swiss

Sellita SW200

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

4 vph

Power Reserve

40h

36h

Jewels

Complications

None

GMT

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,499

$945

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