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Islander Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50vsLongines SPIRIT ZULU TIME

Q: Which is cheaper, the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 or the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME?

At MSRP the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 is the cheaper of the two at $399, against $3,550 for the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME — a $3,151 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 or the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME?

The Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 or the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME?

The Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME.

Q: What movement does the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 run compared to the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 uses the Seiko NH36 and the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME uses the L844.4.

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

Islander Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50

islander-43mm-automatic-dual-time-watch-with-solid-link-bracelet-ar-sapphire-cry

MSRP $399

Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME

L3.812.4.50.6

MSRP $3,550

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-5043mm

SPIRIT ZULU TIME42mm

Power Reserve

Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50—

SPIRIT ZULU TIME72h

Water Resistance

Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50200m

SPIRIT ZULU TIME100m

MSRP

Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50$399

SPIRIT ZULU TIME$3,550

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

43mm

42mm

Thickness

14mm

14.1mm

Lug-to-Lug

46mm

49.4mm

Material

Stainless Steel

Ceramic

Water Resistance

200m

100m

Caseback

Engraved screw-in back

—

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Yes

Both sides

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied Arabic numerals

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH36

L844.4

Beat Rate

0 vph

25,200 vph

Power Reserve

72h

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Complications

None

Hours, minutes, seconds and date, 24 hours hand with time zone mechanism

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$399

$3,550

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