Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical?

At MSRP the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a $395 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical?

The Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical?

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic is rated to 200m versus 50m for the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical?

The Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical 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 Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical?

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic runs a automatic caliber (Sellita SW200), while the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical runs a manual (Seagull ST19).

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm AutomaticvsHemel Sky Racer Mechanical

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

Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical

HF37MNB

MSRP $550

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 38mm Automatic38mm

Sky Racer Mechanical43mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 38mm Automatic36h

Sky Racer Mechanical40h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 38mm Automatic200m

Sky Racer Mechanical50m

MSRP

Antarctic 38mm Automatic$945

Sky Racer Mechanical$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Brown

Black

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

Seagull ST19

Type

Automatic

Manual

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$550

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