Which is cheaper, the Vaer 41.5mm or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

At MSRP the Vaer 41.5mm is the cheaper of the two at $479, against $665 for the Traska Seafarer Charcoal — a $186 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vaer 41.5mm or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Vaer 41.5mm — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vaer 41.5mm or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal is rated to 150m versus 100m for the Vaer 41.5mm.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Vaer 41.5mm or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vaer 41.5mm.

What movement does the Vaer 41.5mm run compared to the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Vaer 41.5mm runs a solar caliber (Miyota 2035), while the Traska Seafarer Charcoal runs a automatic (9039).

Side by side

Vaer 41.5mmvsTraska Seafarer Charcoal

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

Vaer 41.5mm

c4-tactical-field-solar-41-5mm-usa

MSRP $479

Traska Seafarer Charcoal

SEA-BLK-V3

MSRP $665

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

41.5mm36mm

Seafarer Charcoal40mm

Power Reserve

41.5mm40h

Seafarer Charcoal42h

Water Resistance

41.5mm100m

Seafarer Charcoal150m

MSRP

41.5mm$479

Seafarer Charcoal$665

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

41.5mm

White

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova BGW9

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Miyota 2035

9039

Type

Solar

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

42h

Jewels

Complications

None

Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$479

$665

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