Which is cheaper, the Rockwell Time Vanguard or the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

At MSRP the Rockwell Time Vanguard is the cheaper of the two at $400, against $700 for the Traska Summiteer Charcoal — a $300 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Rockwell Time Vanguard or the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

The Rockwell Time Vanguard wears larger at 46mm versus 40mm for the Traska Summiteer Charcoal — a 6mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Rockwell Time Vanguard run compared to the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

The Rockwell Time Vanguard runs a quartz caliber (Miyota 2115), while the Traska Summiteer Charcoal runs a automatic (Miyota 9039).

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Rockwell Time VanguardvsTraska Summiteer Charcoal

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Rockwell Time Vanguard

MSRP $400

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Traska Summiteer Charcoal

SUM-38-BLK-V6

MSRP $700

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At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Vanguard46mm

Summiteer Charcoal40mm

Power Reserve

Vanguard—

Summiteer Charcoal42h

Water Resistance

Vanguard100m

Summiteer Charcoal100m

MSRP

Vanguard$400

Summiteer Charcoal$700

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

—

Underside

Dial Color

—

Burgundy

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Miyota 2115

Miyota 9039

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

None

Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$400

$700

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