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Islander Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316vsNivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider

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Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316
IslanderIslander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316
MSRP $379
Antarctic Spider
Nivada GrenchenAntarctic Spider
MSRP $945

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-31640mm
Antarctic Spider38mm
Power Reserve
Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316
Antarctic Spider38h
Water Resistance
Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316200m
Antarctic Spider200m
MSRP
Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316$379
Antarctic Spider$945

Full specifications

Case

6 specs
Category
GMT
Tool
Diameter
40mm
38mm
Thickness
14mm
11.1mm
Lug-to-Lug
48mm
46mm
Finish
Brushed + Polished
Caseback
Screw-down
Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs
AR Coating
Underside
Inner
Dial Color
White
Indices
Applied
Lume
None
Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
Seiko NH34
Sellita SW200
Beat Rate
0 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
0h
38h
Jewels
0
25
Complications
None
GMT, Date

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$379
$945

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What people say

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Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316

Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316 offers excellent value at $329 MSRP, featuring a handsome anthracite dial with applied indices, a sapphire crystal, and a quality 120-click unidirectional bezel. Owners highlight the NH34 movement and well-proportioned 40x48x20mm case. Overall, owners rate the Islander Calabro GMT World Time Automatic Watch with Anthracite Dial #ISL-316 highly for its value and feature set at the price point.

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider

Owners widely praise the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic for its historically significant design and excellent wearability, particularly its thin case and non-modern sizing. Reviewers note its charming versatility and faithful vintage execution, with one owner highlighting the buttery winding action and another the affordable price point. However, some owners find the dial difficult to read, and the lume is noted as weak. The manual-wind movement's crown re-engagement is described as finicky, and minute marker application has been criticized as imperfect. The beige Super-LumiNova is also considered too yellow by one reviewer. Overall, owners and reviewers rate the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic highly for its faithful vintage design and wearability at an attractive price.

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