Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vaer D4 Outerknown Solar Diver?

At MSRP the Vaer D4 Outerknown Solar Diver is the cheaper of the two at $549, against $4,800 for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 — a $4,251 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vaer D4 Outerknown Solar Diver?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 wears larger at 45mm versus 39mm for the Vaer D4 Outerknown Solar Diver — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vaer D4 Outerknown Solar Diver?

The Vaer D4 Outerknown Solar Diver is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117.

What movement does the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 run compared to the Vaer D4 Outerknown Solar Diver?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 runs a manual caliber (Elgin), while the Vaer D4 Outerknown Solar Diver runs a quartz.

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117vsVaer D4 Outerknown Solar Diver

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 D4 Outerknown Solar Diver

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MSRP $549

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chicago 11745mm

D4 Outerknown Solar Diver39mm

Power Reserve

Chicago 11740h

D4 Outerknown Solar Diver40h

Water Resistance

Chicago 117100m

D4 Outerknown Solar Diver200m

MSRP

Chicago 117$4,800

D4 Outerknown Solar Diver$549

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

Blue

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Elgin

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Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,800

$549

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