Which is cheaper, the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical or the Vaer Tactical Field?

At MSRP the Vaer Tactical Field is the cheaper of the two at $199, against $295 for the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical — a $96 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical or the Vaer Tactical Field?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical wears larger at 42mm versus 36mm for the Vaer Tactical Field — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical or the Vaer Tactical Field?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Vaer Tactical Field.

What movement does the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical run compared to the Vaer Tactical Field?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical uses the Ronda and the Vaer Tactical Field uses the Miyota 2035.

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Smith & Bradley SANS-13 TacticalvsVaer Tactical Field

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

Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical

sans-13

MSRP $295

Vaer Tactical Field

vaer-tactical-field

MSRP $199

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

SANS-13 Tactical42mm

Tactical Field36mm

Power Reserve

SANS-13 Tactical40h

Tactical Field40h

Water Resistance

SANS-13 Tactical300m

Tactical Field100m

MSRP

SANS-13 Tactical$295

Tactical Field$199

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

36mm

Lume

Superluminova

None

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda

Miyota 2035

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$295

$199

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