Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster or the Tissot PR516?

At MSRP the Tissot PR516 is the cheaper of the two at $575, against $610 for the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster — a $35 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster or the Tissot PR516?

The Tissot PR516 wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster or the Tissot PR516?

The Tissot PR516 is rated to 100m versus 10m for the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster run compared to the Tissot PR516?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Nivada Grenchen Datomaster uses the Seiko VK63 and the Tissot PR516 uses the 13.25'.

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Nivada Grenchen Datomaster

VK63 V3

MSRP $610

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MSRP $575

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13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Datomaster36mm

PR51640mm

Power Reserve

Datomaster—

PR516—

Water Resistance

Datomaster100m

PR516100m

MSRP

Datomaster$610

PR516$575

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

6 specs

Crystal

Mineral

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Domed

—

AR Coating

—

Yes

Dial Color

Green

White

Indices

Dark Gray

Indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko VK63

13.25'

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$610

$575

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