Which is cheaper, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Longines PRIMALUNA?

At MSRP the Longines PRIMALUNA is the cheaper of the two at $1,700, against $3,299 for the Henry Archer Nordlys — a $1,599 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Longines PRIMALUNA?

The Henry Archer Nordlys wears larger at 42mm versus 30mm for the Longines PRIMALUNA — a 12mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Longines PRIMALUNA?

The Henry Archer Nordlys is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Longines PRIMALUNA.

What movement does the Henry Archer Nordlys run compared to the Longines PRIMALUNA?

The Henry Archer Nordlys runs a automatic caliber (Miyota 9015), while the Longines PRIMALUNA runs a quartz (L152.3).

Side by side

Henry Archer NordlysvsLongines PRIMALUNA

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

Henry Archer Nordlys

5744002550358

MSRP $3,299

Longines PRIMALUNA

L8.122.4.87.6

MSRP $1,700

At a glance

23 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Nordlys42mm

PRIMALUNA30mm

Power Reserve

Nordlys40h

PRIMALUNA40h

Water Resistance

Nordlys200m

PRIMALUNA30m

MSRP

Nordlys$3,299

PRIMALUNA$1,700

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

6 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Blue

Mother of Pearl

Indices

Applied

Diamond indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

7 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

L152.3

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

25,200 vph

Jewels

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Complications

None

Hours, minutes, seconds and date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,299

$1,700

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