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Islander Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83vsGrand Seiko SBGE253

Q: Which is cheaper, the Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83 or the Grand Seiko SBGE253?

At MSRP the Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83 is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $6,900 for the Grand Seiko SBGE253 — a $6,601 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83 or the Grand Seiko SBGE253?

The Grand Seiko SBGE253 wears larger at 40.5mm versus 39mm for the Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83 — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83 or the Grand Seiko SBGE253?

The Grand Seiko SBGE253 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83.

Q: What movement does the Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83 run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGE253?

The Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83 runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35), while the Grand Seiko SBGE253 runs a spring drive (9R66).

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

Islander Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83

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MSRP $299

Grand Seiko SBGE253

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MSRP $6,900

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-8339mm

SBGE25340.5mm

Power Reserve

Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83—

SBGE25372h

Water Resistance

Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83100m

SBGE253200m

MSRP

Islander Mitchel Black DLC Automatic Field Watch with Luminous Dial, AR Sapphire Crystal #ISL-83$299

SBGE253$6,900

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Yes

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

9R66

Type

Automatic

Spring Drive

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

72h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$6,900

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