Which is cheaper, the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

At MSRP the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square is the cheaper of the two at $158, against $2,414 for the Formex Reef 42 mm — a $2,256 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm wears larger at 42mm versus 39mm for the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm carries a 56-hour power reserve against 42 hours on the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square.

What movement does the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square run compared to the Formex Reef 42 mm?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square uses the Miyota 8215 and the Formex Reef 42 mm uses the Sellita SW300-1.

Side by side

Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date SquarevsFormex Reef 42 mm

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

Oblvlo FM SL Day-Date Square

FM-SL-DD-D

MSRP $158

Formex Reef 42 mm

reef-42mm-automatic-cosc-300m-black

MSRP $2,414

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

FM SL Day-Date Square39mm

Reef 42 mm42mm

Power Reserve

FM SL Day-Date Square42h

Reef 42 mm56h

Water Resistance

FM SL Day-Date Square50m

Reef 42 mm300m

MSRP

FM SL Day-Date Square$158

Reef 42 mm$2,414

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Miyota 8215

Sellita SW300-1

Power Reserve

42h

56h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$158

$2,414

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