Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic or the Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2?

At MSRP the Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2 is the cheaper of the two at $475, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic — a $470 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic or the Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2?

The Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2 wears larger at 41.50mm versus 35mm for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic — a 6.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic or the Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2?

The Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2 is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic or the Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2?

The Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2 carries a 40-hour power reserve against 36 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic run compared to the Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic uses the ETA 2824/Sellita SW200 and the Borealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2 uses the NH38.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm AutomaticvsBorealis Watch Co. Sea Storm MK2

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

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic

Antarctic 35mm

MSRP $945

Borealis Watch Co.Sea Storm MK2

borealis-sea-storm-mk2-random-rob-special-limited-edition

MSRP $475

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 35mm Automatic35mm

Sea Storm MK241.50mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 35mm Automatic36h

Sea Storm MK240h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 35mm Automatic200m

Sea Storm MK2300m

MSRP

Antarctic 35mm Automatic$945

Sea Storm MK2$475

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

White

Black

Lume

Super-LumiNova

BGW9

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

ETA 2824/Sellita SW200

NH38

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$475

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