Which is cheaper, the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph or the Nivada Grenchen Autochron?

At MSRP the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $2,495 for the Nivada Grenchen Autochron — a $1,945 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph or the Nivada Grenchen Autochron?

The Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Autochron — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph or the Nivada Grenchen Autochron?

The Nivada Grenchen Autochron is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph or the Nivada Grenchen Autochron?

The Nivada Grenchen Autochron carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph.

What movement does the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph run compared to the Nivada Grenchen Autochron?

The Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph runs a manual caliber (Seagull ST19), while the Nivada Grenchen Autochron runs a automatic (ETA Valjoux 7750).

Side by side

Hemel HFC Mechanical ChronographvsNivada Grenchen Autochron

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

Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph

the-airfoil

MSRP $550

Nivada Grenchen Autochron

Autochron

MSRP $2,495

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

HFC Mechanical Chronograph40mm

Autochron38mm

Power Reserve

HFC Mechanical Chronograph40h

Autochron42h

Water Resistance

HFC Mechanical Chronograph100m

Autochron200m

MSRP

HFC Mechanical Chronograph$550

Autochron$2,495

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

40mm

38mm

Thickness

13.4mm

38mm

Lug-to-Lug

47mm

46mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

Brushed and polished

Brushed + Polished

Water Resistance

100m

200m

Caseback

Solid

316L Steel Silver Color Caseback

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Dial Color

Airfoil (1970s British Pilot)

Matt Blue Small texture +Super White Lum thick Printed 7506C Super Lum. Dots +White thick Printed logo

Indices

Applied

Baton

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seagull ST19

ETA Valjoux 7750

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

28 vph

Power Reserve

40h

42h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$2,495

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