Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173?

At MSRP the Fears Archival 1930 is the cheaper of the two at $3,863, against $4,500 for the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 — a $637 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 wears larger at 45mm versus 40mm for the Fears Archival 1930 — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173?

Both watches run manual movements — the Fears Archival 1930 uses the ETA 2360 and the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 uses the Illinois Watch Co..

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsVortic Watch Company Springfield 173

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

Fears Archival 1930

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MSRP $3,863

Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173

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MSRP $4,500

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

Springfield 17345mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

Springfield 17340h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

Springfield 173100m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

Springfield 173$4,500

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

40mm

45mm

Thickness

8.54mm

12mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

46mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

30m

100m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Standard

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

Illinois Watch Co.

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$4,500

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