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Islander Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263vsGrand Seiko SBGK006

Q: Which is cheaper, the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 or the Grand Seiko SBGK006?

At MSRP the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 is the cheaper of the two at $329, against $22,200 for the Grand Seiko SBGK006 — a $21,871 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 or the Grand Seiko SBGK006?

The Grand Seiko SBGK006 wears larger at 39mm versus 34mm for the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 or the Grand Seiko SBGK006?

The Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Grand Seiko SBGK006.

Q: What movement does the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGK006?

The Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 runs a automatic caliber (Miyota 9039), while the Grand Seiko SBGK006 runs a manual (9S63).

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

Islander Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263

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MSRP $329

Grand Seiko SBGK006

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MSRP $22,200

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-26334mm

SBGK00639mm

Power Reserve

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263—

SBGK00672h

Water Resistance

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-26350m

SBGK00630m

MSRP

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263$329

SBGK006$22,200

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

34mm

39mm

Thickness

37mm

11.6mm

Lug-to-Lug

0mm

44mm

Lug Width

18mm

19mm

Material

Stainless Steel

Gold

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

50m

30m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9039

9S63

Type

Automatic

Manual

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

72h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$329

$22,200

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