Which is cheaper, the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 or the Lorier Merlin?

At MSRP the Lorier Merlin is the cheaper of the two at $549, against $1,775 for the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 — a $1,226 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 or the Lorier Merlin?

The Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Lorier Merlin — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 or the Lorier Merlin?

The Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Lorier Merlin.

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Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2vsLorier Merlin

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Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2

BatchNo2

MSRP $1,775

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Lorier Merlin

MSRP $549

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At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Batch Nº238mm

Merlin36mm

Power Reserve

Batch Nº242h

Merlin—

Water Resistance

Batch Nº2100m

Merlin50m

MSRP

Batch Nº2$1,775

Merlin$549

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

38mm

36mm

Thickness

10.8mm

—

Lug-to-Lug

44.9mm

—

Lug Width

20mm

18mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel (navy ceramic coated)

Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

100m

50m

Caseback

Solid screw-down

—

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Double-domed

—

AR Coating

Underside

—

Dial Color

Blue

Standard

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

ETA 2892-A2

—

Beat Rate

4 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

GMT, Chronograph, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,775

$549

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