Which is cheaper, the NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $2,070 for the NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple — a $1,755 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic wears larger at 41.2mm versus 38.5mm for the NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple — a 2.7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple is rated to 100m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic carries a 41-hour power reserve against 43 hours hours on the NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple.

What movement does the NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple runs a manual caliber (Alpha | manual), while the Seiko Essentials Automatic runs a automatic (4R35).

Side by side

NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purplevsSeiko Essentials Automatic

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

NOMOS Glashütte Club Campus 38 blue purple

730

MSRP $2,070

Seiko Essentials Automatic

srph87

MSRP $315

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Club Campus 38 blue purple38.5mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

Club Campus 38 blue purple43 hoursh

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

Club Campus 38 blue purple100m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

Club Campus 38 blue purple$2,070

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

38.5mm

41.2mm

Thickness

8.5mm

11.8mm

Lug-to-Lug

48.9mm

48.5mm

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

—

Inner

Dial Color

Purple

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Alpha | manual

4R35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

21,600 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

43 hoursh

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,070

$315

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