Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux or the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist?

At MSRP the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $4,900 for the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux — a $4,401 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux or the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist?

The Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux or the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist?

The Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux run compared to the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist?

The Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux runs a manual caliber (Valjoux 23), while the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist runs a automatic.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage ValjouxvsTrafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist

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

Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux

MSRP $4,900

Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist

soe-roadster-benoist

MSRP $499

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux38mm

S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist36mm

Power Reserve

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux48h

S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist—

Water Resistance

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux100m

S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist50m

MSRP

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux$4,900

S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist$499

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Diameter

38mm

36mm

Thickness

12.95mm

0mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

0mm

Lug Width

20mm

0mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Finish

Brushed + Polished

—

Water Resistance

100m

50m

Caseback

Display

—

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

Dial Color

Matt Black w/ Gradient Orange + Super 1345C Lum. Applied Indexes + Embossed White Printed LogoSmall eyes: Debossed Light Beige 7506C CD track + Black Print

Benoist

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova BGW9

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Valjoux 23

—

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

—

Power Reserve

48h

—

Jewels

Complications

GMT, Chronograph, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,900

$499

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