Which is cheaper, the Sternglas Hamburg silber or the Svalbard Decimal AA51?

At MSRP the Svalbard Decimal AA51 is the cheaper of the two at $135, against $299 for the Sternglas Hamburg silber — a $164 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Sternglas Hamburg silber or the Svalbard Decimal AA51?

The Sternglas Hamburg silber wears larger at 42mm versus 40.5mm for the Svalbard Decimal AA51 — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Sternglas Hamburg silber run compared to the Svalbard Decimal AA51?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Sternglas Hamburg silber uses the Miyota GR12 and the Svalbard Decimal AA51 uses the Ronda 515.

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Sternglas Hamburg silbervsSvalbard Decimal AA51

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Sternglas Hamburg silber

MSRP $299

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Svalbard Decimal AA51

MSRP $135

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At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Hamburg silber42mm

Decimal AA5140.5mm

Power Reserve

Hamburg silber—

Decimal AA51—

Water Resistance

Hamburg silber50m

Decimal AA5150m

MSRP

Hamburg silber$299

Decimal AA51$135

Full specifications

Case

3 specs

Diameter

42mm

40.5mm

Thickness

8mm

9mm

Lug-to-Lug

45mm

—

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

—

Dial Color

—

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota GR12

Ronda 515

Power Reserve

—

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$135

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