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Vaer Ameriquartz 40mmvsIslander Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62

Q: Which is cheaper, the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm or the Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62?

At MSRP the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $420 for the Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62 — a $121 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm or the Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62?

The Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62 wears larger at 42mm versus 36mm for the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm or the Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62?

The Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm.

Q: What movement does the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm run compared to the Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62?

The Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm runs a quartz caliber (Miyota 2035), while the Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62 runs a automatic (Seiko NH36).

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

Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm

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MSRP $299

Islander Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62

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MSRP $420

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ameriquartz 40mm36mm

Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-6242mm

Power Reserve

Ameriquartz 40mm40h

Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62—

Water Resistance

Ameriquartz 40mm100m

Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62200m

MSRP

Ameriquartz 40mm$299

Islander Luminous Wave Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR Double-Dome Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-62$420

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Double Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Ameriquartz 40mm

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Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Miyota 2035

Seiko NH36

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$420

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