Which is cheaper, the Vaer 40mm Automatic or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

At MSRP the Vaer 40mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $659, against $875 for the Tissot Seastar 1000 — a $216 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vaer 40mm Automatic or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Vaer 40mm Automatic — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vaer 40mm Automatic or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Vaer 40mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Vaer 40mm Automatic or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 carries a 80-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vaer 40mm Automatic.

What movement does the Vaer 40mm Automatic run compared to the Tissot Seastar 1000?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Vaer 40mm Automatic uses the Miyota 2035 and the Tissot Seastar 1000 uses the Powermatic 80.

Side by side

Vaer 40mm AutomaticvsTissot Seastar 1000

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

Vaer 40mm Automatic

a5-tactical-field-40mm-usa-auto

MSRP $659

Tissot Seastar 1000

t1208071105100

MSRP $875

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

40mm Automatic36mm

Seastar 100040mm

Power Reserve

40mm Automatic40h

Seastar 100080h

Water Resistance

40mm Automatic100m

Seastar 1000300m

MSRP

40mm Automatic$659

Seastar 1000$875

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

40mm Automatic

Graded grey-black

Indices

Applied

Indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota 2035

Powermatic 80

Power Reserve

40h

80h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$659

$875

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