Which is cheaper, the Brew Retrograph or the Swatch Blue Grid?

At MSRP the Swatch Blue Grid is the cheaper of the two at $210, against $375 for the Brew Retrograph — a $165 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Brew Retrograph or the Swatch Blue Grid?

The Swatch Blue Grid wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Brew Retrograph — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Brew Retrograph or the Swatch Blue Grid?

The Brew Retrograph is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Swatch Blue Grid.

What movement does the Brew Retrograph run compared to the Swatch Blue Grid?

The Brew Retrograph runs a meca-quartz caliber (Seiko VK64), while the Swatch Blue Grid runs a quartz.

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Brew RetrographvsSwatch Blue Grid

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Brew Retrograph

MSRP $375

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Swatch Blue Grid

YVS454

MSRP $210

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At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Retrograph38mm

Blue Grid43mm

Power Reserve

Retrograph—

Blue Grid—

Water Resistance

Retrograph50m

Blue Grid30m

MSRP

Retrograph$375

Blue Grid$210

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

—

Dial Color

Cobalt Blue Sunburst

Blue

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko VK64

—

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Complications

Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$375

$210

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