Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Geckota Phalanx?

At MSRP the Geckota Phalanx is the cheaper of the two at $349, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a $596 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Geckota Phalanx?

The Geckota Phalanx wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Geckota Phalanx?

The Geckota Phalanx is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Geckota Phalanx?

The Geckota Phalanx carries a 40-hour power reserve against 36 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic run compared to the Geckota Phalanx?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW200 and the Geckota Phalanx uses the ETA 2824.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm AutomaticvsGeckota Phalanx

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

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic

Antarctic 38mm

MSRP $945

Geckota Phalanx

phalanx-satin-reef-green

MSRP $349

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 38mm Automatic38mm

Phalanx42mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 38mm Automatic36h

Phalanx40h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 38mm Automatic200m

Phalanx300m

MSRP

Antarctic 38mm Automatic$945

Phalanx$349

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Brown

Green

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

ETA 2824

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$349

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