Which is cheaper, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Tissot Ballade?

At MSRP the Tissot Ballade is the cheaper of the two at $400, against $3,299 for the Henry Archer Nordlys — a $2,899 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Tissot Ballade?

The Henry Archer Nordlys wears larger at 42mm versus 40mm for the Tissot Ballade — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Tissot Ballade?

The Henry Archer Nordlys is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Tissot Ballade.

What movement does the Henry Archer Nordlys run compared to the Tissot Ballade?

The Henry Archer Nordlys runs a automatic caliber (Miyota 9015), while the Tissot Ballade runs a quartz.

Side by side

Henry Archer NordlysvsTissot Ballade

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

Henry Archer Nordlys

5744002550358

MSRP $3,299

Tissot Ballade

t1564101104100

MSRP $400

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Nordlys42mm

Ballade40mm

Power Reserve

Nordlys40h

Ballade40h

Water Resistance

Nordlys200m

Ballade100m

MSRP

Nordlys$3,299

Ballade$400

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Indices

Applied

Indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,299

$400

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