Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto?

At MSRP the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto is the cheaper of the two at $679, against $4,800 for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 — a $4,121 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 wears larger at 45mm versus 39mm for the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto?

The Vaer D5 Meridian Auto 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 D5 Meridian Auto?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 runs a manual caliber (Elgin), while the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117vsVaer D5 Meridian Auto

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 D5 Meridian Auto

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MSRP $679

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chicago 11745mm

D5 Meridian Auto39mm

Power Reserve

Chicago 11740h

D5 Meridian Auto40h

Water Resistance

Chicago 117100m

D5 Meridian Auto200m

MSRP

Chicago 117$4,800

D5 Meridian Auto$679

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Elgin

Miyota 9015

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,800

$679

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