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Marloe Watch Company GMTvsNivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider

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What people say

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Marloe Watch Company GMT

Owners widely praise the Marloe Watch Company GMT for its craftsmanship, dial details, and true GMT functionality powered by the Miyota 9075 movement. Reviewers and owners consistently highlight its comfortable wearability, particularly on smaller wrists, and find its price point offers good value for the quality and aesthetics. Some owners desire more prominent lume indices and higher water resistance, while others note that alternative microbrands may offer standard features like stainless steel bracelets with on-the-fly micro-adjustments. Overall, owners rate the Marloe Watch Company GMT highly for its traveler GMT function and overall build quality at the price.

From video reviewers

The Marloe Watch Company GMT has a strong point in its finishing, which is very impressive. A notable trade-off is the lack of lume brightness, which is a drawback for this watch. Reviewers disagree on the bezel action, with one reviewer finding it stiff and another not mentioning it.

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider

Owners widely praise the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic for its historically significant design and excellent wearability, particularly its thin case and non-modern sizing. Reviewers note its charming versatility and faithful vintage execution, with one owner highlighting the buttery winding action and another the affordable price point. However, some owners find the dial difficult to read, and the lume is noted as weak. The manual-wind movement's crown re-engagement is described as finicky, and minute marker application has been criticized as imperfect. The beige Super-LumiNova is also considered too yellow by one reviewer. Overall, owners and reviewers rate the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic highly for its faithful vintage design and wearability at an attractive price.

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
GMT42mm
Antarctic Spider38mm
Power Reserve
GMT40h
Antarctic Spider38h
Water Resistance
GMT50m
Antarctic Spider200m
MSRP
GMT$599
Antarctic Spider$945

Full specifications

Case

6 specs
Category
GMT
Tool
Diameter
42mm
38mm
Thickness
10.95mm
11.1mm
Lug-to-Lug
0mm
Finish
Brushed + Polished
Water Resistance
50m
200m

Crystal & Dial

4 specs
AR Coating
Yes
Dial Color
White
Indices
Applied
Lume
Natulite
Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs
Caliber
Miyota 9075
Sellita SW200-1
Power Reserve
40h
38h
Jewels
24
0
Complications
None
GMT, Date

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$599
$945
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