Which is bigger, the Smiths Armstrong Siddeley or the Smiths COMMANDER 71?

The Smiths Armstrong Siddeley wears larger at 42mm versus 40mm for the Smiths COMMANDER 71 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Smiths Armstrong Siddeley or the Smiths COMMANDER 71?

The Smiths COMMANDER 71 is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Smiths Armstrong Siddeley.

What movement does the Smiths Armstrong Siddeley run compared to the Smiths COMMANDER 71?

The Smiths Armstrong Siddeley runs a manual caliber (Unitas 6498), while the Smiths COMMANDER 71 runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

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Smiths Armstrong Siddeley

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MSRP $980

Smiths COMMANDER 71

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10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Armstrong Siddeley42mm

COMMANDER 7140mm

Power Reserve

Armstrong Siddeley—

COMMANDER 71—

Water Resistance

Armstrong Siddeley100m

COMMANDER 71300m

MSRP

Armstrong Siddeley$980

COMMANDER 71—

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

42mm

40mm

Thickness

12mm

13.2mm

Lug-to-Lug

52mm

48mm

Lug Width

22mm

20mm

Water Resistance

100m

300m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Cream

Satin black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Unitas 6498

Miyota 9015

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$980

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