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Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2vsIslander Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05

Q: Which is cheaper, the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 or the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05?

At MSRP the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05 is the cheaper of the two at $429, against $450 for the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 — a $21 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 or the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05?

The Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 or the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05?

The Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05 is rated to 200m versus 101m for the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2.

Q: What movement does the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 run compared to the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05?

The Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 runs a quartz caliber, while the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05 runs a automatic (Seiko NH36).

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

Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2

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MSRP $450

Islander Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05

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MSRP $429

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chrono Diver Gen 242mm

Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-0538mm

Power Reserve

Chrono Diver Gen 240h

Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05—

Water Resistance

Chrono Diver Gen 2101m

Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05200m

MSRP

Chrono Diver Gen 2$450

Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05$429

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

PVD Vintage

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Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

—

Seiko NH36

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$450

$429

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