Which is cheaper, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

At MSRP the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto is the cheaper of the two at $989, against $4,180 for the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax — a $3,191 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax carries a 58-hour power reserve against 38 hours on the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto.

What movement does the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto run compared to the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto uses the Sellita SW200 and the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax uses the Sellita SW510 BH a.

Side by side

Smith & Bradley Draper AutovsFortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax

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

Smith & Bradley Draper Auto

draper-automatic-watch

MSRP $989

Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax

F-43 Bicompax

MSRP $4,180

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Draper Auto42mm

Flieger F-43 Bicompax43mm

Power Reserve

Draper Auto38h

Flieger F-43 Bicompax58h

Water Resistance

Draper Auto100m

Flieger F-43 Bicompax200m

MSRP

Draper Auto$989

Flieger F-43 Bicompax$4,180

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Original

Lume

Superluminova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

Sellita SW510 BH a

Power Reserve

38h

58h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$989

$4,180

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