Which is cheaper, the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary or the Straton Daily Driver MKII?

At MSRP the Straton Daily Driver MKII is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $449 for the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary — a $150 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary or the Straton Daily Driver MKII?

The Straton Daily Driver MKII wears larger at 44mm versus 40mm for the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary — a 4mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary run compared to the Straton Daily Driver MKII?

The Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35A), while the Straton Daily Driver MKII runs a quartz (Miyota 6S21).

Side by side

Boldr Merlion 50th AnniversaryvsStraton Straton Daily Driver MKII

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

Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary

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MSRP $449

Straton Straton Daily Driver MKII

straton-daily-driver-mkii

MSRP $299

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Merlion 50th Anniversary40mm

Straton Daily Driver MKII44mm

Power Reserve

Merlion 50th Anniversary40h

Straton Daily Driver MKII—

Water Resistance

Merlion 50th Anniversary200m

Straton Daily Driver MKII200m

MSRP

Merlion 50th Anniversary$449

Straton Daily Driver MKII$299

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Yes

Dial Color

Merlion 50th Anniversary

—

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35A

Miyota 6S21

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$449

$299

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