Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow or the Vario 1918 Pilot?

At MSRP the Vario 1918 Pilot is the cheaper of the two at $388, against $2,085 for the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow — a $1,697 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow or the Vario 1918 Pilot?

The Vario 1918 Pilot wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow or the Vario 1918 Pilot?

The Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Vario 1918 Pilot.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow run compared to the Vario 1918 Pilot?

Both watches run manual movements — the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow uses the Landeron 70 and the Vario 1918 Pilot uses the Miyota 8N33.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad ArrowvsVario 1918 Pilot

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

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow

86056M01LC

MSRP $2,085

Vario 1918 Pilot

vario-1918-pilot-white-dial-with-white-lume-watch

MSRP $388

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chronomaster Broad Arrow38mm

1918 Pilot40mm

Power Reserve

Chronomaster Broad Arrow40h

1918 Pilot40h

Water Resistance

Chronomaster Broad Arrow100m

1918 Pilot50m

MSRP

Chronomaster Broad Arrow$2,085

1918 Pilot$388

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

White

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Landeron 70

Miyota 8N33

Complications

GMT, Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,085

$388

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