Which is cheaper, the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist or the HELM Vanuatu Titanium?

At MSRP the HELM Vanuatu Titanium is the cheaper of the two at $350, against $499 for the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist — a $149 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist or the HELM Vanuatu Titanium?

The HELM Vanuatu Titanium wears larger at 42mm versus 36mm for the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist or the HELM Vanuatu Titanium?

The HELM Vanuatu Titanium is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist.

Side by side

Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - BenoistvsHELM Vanuatu Titanium

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

Trafford Watch Co S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist

soe-roadster-benoist

MSRP $499

HELM Vanuatu Titanium

vanuatu-titanium

MSRP $350

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist36mm

Vanuatu Titanium42mm

Power Reserve

S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist—

Vanuatu Titanium40h

Water Resistance

S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist50m

Vanuatu Titanium300m

MSRP

S.O.E. Roadster - Benoist$499

Vanuatu Titanium$350

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Benoist

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova BGW9

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

—

Seiko Instruments NH35

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

—

40h

Jewels

Complications

None

Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$350

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