Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vario 1945 D12 Bronze Fumé?

At MSRP the Vario 1945 D12 Bronze Fumé is the cheaper of the two at $428, against $4,800 for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 — a $4,372 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Vario 1945 D12 Bronze Fumé?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 wears larger at 45mm versus 37mm for the Vario 1945 D12 Bronze Fumé — a 8mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 run compared to the Vario 1945 D12 Bronze Fumé?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 runs a manual caliber (Elgin), while the Vario 1945 D12 Bronze Fumé runs a automatic (Miyota 82s5).

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117vsVario 1945 D12 Bronze Fumé

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

Vario 1945 D12 Bronze Fumé

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MSRP $428

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chicago 11745mm

1945 D12 Bronze Fumé37mm

Power Reserve

Chicago 11740h

1945 D12 Bronze Fumé40h

Water Resistance

Chicago 117100m

1945 D12 Bronze Fumé100m

MSRP

Chicago 117$4,800

1945 D12 Bronze Fumé$428

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Black

Grey

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Elgin

Miyota 82s5

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,800

$428

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