Which has better water resistance, the Vaer Ameriquartz 36mm or the Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195?

The Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Vaer Ameriquartz 36mm.

Side by side

Vaer Ameriquartz 36mmvsIslander Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195

Q: Which is cheaper, the Vaer Ameriquartz 36mm or the Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195?

At MSRP the Vaer Ameriquartz 36mm is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $499 for the Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195 — a $200 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: What movement does the Vaer Ameriquartz 36mm run compared to the Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195?

The Vaer Ameriquartz 36mm runs a quartz caliber (Miyota 2035), while the Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195 runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

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

Vaer Ameriquartz 36mm

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MSRP $299

Islander Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195

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MSRP $499

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ameriquartz 36mm36mm

Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-19540.5mm

Power Reserve

Ameriquartz 36mm40h

Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195—

Water Resistance

Ameriquartz 36mm100m

Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195200m

MSRP

Ameriquartz 36mm$299

Islander Northport Hi-Beat Automatic Dive Watch with Ocean Blue and White Ripple Dial #ISL-195$499

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Ameriquartz 36mm

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Miyota 2035

Miyota 9015

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$499

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