Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 471 or the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

At MSRP the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar is the cheaper of the two at $329, against $4,900 for the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 471 — a $4,571 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 471 or the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 471 wears larger at 47mm versus 40mm for the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar — a 7mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 471 run compared to the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 471 runs a manual caliber (Illinois Watch Co.), while the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar runs a quartz.

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Springfield 471vsVaer C5 Recon Field Solar

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

Vortic Watch Company Springfield 471

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MSRP $4,900

Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar

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MSRP $329

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Springfield 47147mm

C5 Recon Field Solar40mm

Power Reserve

Springfield 47140h

C5 Recon Field Solar40h

Water Resistance

Springfield 471100m

C5 Recon Field Solar100m

MSRP

Springfield 471$4,900

C5 Recon Field Solar$329

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Illinois Watch Co.

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Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,900

$329

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