Which is cheaper, the Hemel HF1 Snelway or the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263?

At MSRP the Hemel HF1 Snelway is the cheaper of the two at $200, against $329 for the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 — a $129 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hemel HF1 Snelway or the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263?

The Hemel HF1 Snelway wears larger at 40mm versus 34mm for the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Hemel HF1 Snelway or the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263?

The Hemel HF1 Snelway is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263.

What movement does the Hemel HF1 Snelway run compared to the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263?

The Hemel HF1 Snelway runs a quartz caliber (Seiko VH31), while the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 runs a automatic (Miyota 9039).

Side by side

Hemel HF1 SnelwayvsIslander Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263

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

Hemel HF1 Snelway

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MSRP $200

Islander Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263

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MSRP $329

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

HF1 Snelway40mm

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-26334mm

Power Reserve

HF1 Snelway40h

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263—

Water Resistance

HF1 Snelway100m

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-26350m

MSRP

HF1 Snelway$200

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263$329

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Red

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Seiko VH31

Miyota 9039

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$200

$329

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