Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

At MSRP the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound is the cheaper of the two at $888, against $4,500 for the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 — a $3,612 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 wears larger at 45mm versus 38mm for the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound.

What movement does the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 run compared to the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

Both watches run manual movements — the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173 uses the Illinois Watch Co. and the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound uses the Miyota 6T33.

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Springfield 173vsVario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound

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

Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound

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MSRP $888

At a glance

7 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Springfield 17345mm

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound38mm

Power Reserve

Springfield 17340h

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound40h

Water Resistance

Springfield 173100m

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound50m

MSRP

Springfield 173$4,500

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound$888

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

45mm

38mm

Thickness

12mm

11mm

Lug-to-Lug

46mm

38mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

100m

50m

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Illinois Watch Co.

Miyota 6T33

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,500

$888

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