Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

At MSRP the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar is the cheaper of the two at $329, against $4,800 for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 — a $4,471 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 wears larger at 45mm versus 40mm for the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar — a 5mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 run compared to the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 runs a manual caliber (Elgin), while the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar runs a quartz.

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117vsVaer C5 Recon Field Solar

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

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117

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MSRP $4,800

Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar

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MSRP $329

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chicago 11745mm

C5 Recon Field Solar40mm

Power Reserve

Chicago 11740h

C5 Recon Field Solar40h

Water Resistance

Chicago 117100m

C5 Recon Field Solar100m

MSRP

Chicago 117$4,800

C5 Recon Field Solar$329

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Elgin

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Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,800

$329

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