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Islander Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67vsVaer R1 Racing Chronograph

Q: Which is cheaper, the Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67 or the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph?

At MSRP the Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67 is the cheaper of the two at $429, against $499 for the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph — a $70 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67 or the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph?

The Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67 wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67 or the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph?

The Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph.

Q: What movement does the Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67 run compared to the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph?

The Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67 runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH36), while the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph runs a quartz.

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

Islander Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67

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MSRP $429

Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph

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MSRP $499

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-6742mm

R1 Racing Chronograph38mm

Power Reserve

Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67—

R1 Racing Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67200m

R1 Racing Chronograph100m

MSRP

Islander Ice Blue Waffle Dial Automatic Dive Watch with AR DD Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-67$429

R1 Racing Chronograph$499

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Double Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

—

Cream

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH36

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$429

$499

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