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Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's WatchvsKobold Arctic Diver

Q: Which is cheaper, the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch or the Kobold Arctic Diver?

At MSRP the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch is the cheaper of the two at $3,600, against $4,950 for the Kobold Arctic Diver — a $1,350 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch or the Kobold Arctic Diver?

The Kobold Arctic Diver wears larger at 44.5mm versus 42.6mm for the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch — a 1.9mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch or the Kobold Arctic Diver?

The Kobold Arctic Diver is rated to 500m versus 300m for the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch or the Kobold Arctic Diver?

The Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch carries a 72-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Kobold Arctic Diver.

Q: What movement does the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch run compared to the Kobold Arctic Diver?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch uses the 8L45 and the Kobold Arctic Diver uses the ETA 2824-2.

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

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Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch

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MSRP $3,600

Kobold Arctic Diver

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MSRP $4,950

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch42.6mm

Arctic Diver44.5mm

Power Reserve

Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch72h

Arctic Diver40h

Water Resistance

Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch300m

Arctic Diver500m

MSRP

Prospex Marinemaster Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch$3,600

Arctic Diver$4,950

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Curved

Flat

AR Coating

Anti-reflective coating on inner surface

Inner

Dial Color

Black

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Lume

LumiBrite on hands, index(es) and bezel

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

8L45

ETA 2824-2

Power Reserve

72h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,600

$4,950

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