Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Wolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic?

At MSRP the Wolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $498, against $4,800 for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 — a $4,302 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Wolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 wears larger at 45mm versus 40mm for the Wolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Wolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic?

The Wolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic is rated to 150m versus 100m for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117.

What movement does the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 run compared to the Wolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 runs a manual caliber (Elgin), while the Wolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic runs a automatic (Miyota 8315).

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117vsWolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic

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

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117

the-chicago-117-45mm

MSRP $4,800

Wolbrook Skindiver WT Automatic

22-SWA-003-LR3-CAM

MSRP $498

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chicago 11745mm

Skindiver WT Automatic40mm

Power Reserve

Chicago 11740h

Skindiver WT Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Chicago 117100m

Skindiver WT Automatic150m

MSRP

Chicago 117$4,800

Skindiver WT Automatic$498

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

Steel

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Elgin

Miyota 8315

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,800

$498

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