Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Zelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze?

At MSRP the Zelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze is the cheaper of the two at $449, against $4,800 for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 — a $4,351 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Zelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 wears larger at 45mm versus 44mm for the Zelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Zelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze?

The Zelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117.

What movement does the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 run compared to the Zelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 runs a manual caliber (Elgin), while the Zelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117vsZelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze

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

Zelos Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze

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MSRP $449

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chicago 11745mm

Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze44mm

Power Reserve

Chicago 11740h

Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze40h

Water Resistance

Chicago 117100m

Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze300m

MSRP

Chicago 117$4,800

Hammerhead V3 300m Bronze$449

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

Bronze - Frost

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Elgin

Seiko NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,800

$449

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