Which is cheaper, the Baltic Prismic or the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus?

At MSRP the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus is the cheaper of the two at $754, against $1,069 for the Baltic Prismic — a $315 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Baltic Prismic or the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus?

The Vertigo Watches Hippocampus wears larger at 39mm versus 36mm for the Baltic Prismic — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Baltic Prismic or the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus?

The Vertigo Watches Hippocampus is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Baltic Prismic.

What movement does the Baltic Prismic run compared to the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus?

The Baltic Prismic runs a manual caliber (ETA Peseux 7001), while the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus runs a automatic (Miyota 9039).

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Baltic PrismicvsVertigo Watches Hippocampus

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

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Baltic Prismic

prismic-green

MSRP $1,069

Vertigo Watches Hippocampus

vertigo-hippocampus-brown

MSRP $754

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At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Prismic36mm

Hippocampus39mm

Power Reserve

Prismic42h

Hippocampus—

Water Resistance

Prismic30m

Hippocampus300m

MSRP

Prismic$1,069

Hippocampus$754

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Green

Brown

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova C3 and BGW9

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

ETA Peseux 7001

Miyota 9039

Type

Manual

Automatic

Power Reserve

42h

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Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,069

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