Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 or the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

At MSRP the Vaer Design Navy Solar is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $4,500 for the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 — a $4,201 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 or the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 wears larger at 45mm versus 36mm for the Vaer Design Navy Solar — a 9mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 run compared to the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 runs a manual caliber (Illinois Watch Co.), while the Vaer Design Navy Solar runs a quartz.

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173vsVaer Design Navy Solar

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

Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173

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MSRP $4,500

Vaer Design Navy Solar

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MSRP $299

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Springfield 17345mm

Design Navy Solar36mm

Power Reserve

Springfield 17340h

Design Navy Solar40h

Water Resistance

Springfield 173100m

Design Navy Solar100m

MSRP

Springfield 173$4,500

Design Navy Solar$299

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

Navy

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Illinois Watch Co.

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Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,500

$299

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