Which is cheaper, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the Traska Freediver Arctic?

At MSRP the Traska Freediver Arctic is the cheaper of the two at $735, against $989 for the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto — a $254 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the Traska Freediver Arctic?

The Smith & Bradley Draper Auto wears larger at 42mm versus 40mm for the Traska Freediver Arctic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the Traska Freediver Arctic?

The Traska Freediver Arctic 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 Traska Freediver Arctic?

The Traska Freediver Arctic carries a 42-hour power reserve against 38 hours on the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto.

What movement does the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto run compared to the Traska Freediver Arctic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto uses the Sellita SW200 and the Traska Freediver Arctic uses the 9039.

Side by side

Smith & Bradley Draper AutovsTraska Freediver Arctic

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

Traska Freediver Arctic

FRD-WHT-NDT-V7

MSRP $735

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Draper Auto42mm

Freediver Arctic40mm

Power Reserve

Draper Auto38h

Freediver Arctic42h

Water Resistance

Draper Auto100m

Freediver Arctic200m

MSRP

Draper Auto$989

Freediver Arctic$735

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Underside

Dial Color

Black

White

Lume

Superluminova

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

9039

Power Reserve

38h

42h

Jewels

Complications

None

Chronograph, Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$989

$735

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