Which is cheaper, the Ibarra Plaridel 38mm Quartz or the Tissot Ballade?

At MSRP the Ibarra Plaridel 38mm Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $207, against $400 for the Tissot Ballade — a $193 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Ibarra Plaridel 38mm Quartz or the Tissot Ballade?

The Tissot Ballade wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Ibarra Plaridel 38mm Quartz — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Ibarra Plaridel 38mm Quartz or the Tissot Ballade?

The Tissot Ballade is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Ibarra Plaridel 38mm Quartz.

What movement does the Ibarra Plaridel 38mm Quartz run compared to the Tissot Ballade?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Ibarra Plaridel 38mm Quartz uses the Miyota 2015 and the Tissot Ballade uses the 11.5'.

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Ibarra Plaridel 38mm Quartz

PLARIDEL-38MM-QUARTZ

MSRP $207

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Tissot Ballade

t1564101104100

MSRP $400

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Plaridel 38mm Quartz38mm

Ballade40mm

Power Reserve

Plaridel 38mm Quartz40h

Ballade40h

Water Resistance

Plaridel 38mm Quartz30m

Ballade100m

MSRP

Plaridel 38mm Quartz$207

Ballade$400

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

—

Blue

Indices

Applied

Indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Miyota 2015

11.5'

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$207

$400

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