Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Automatic or the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph?

At MSRP the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $1,360 for the Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Automatic — a $810 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Automatic or the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph?

The Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Automatic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Automatic or the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph?

The Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph carries a 40-hour power reserve against 38 hours on the Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Automatic run compared to the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph?

The Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Automatic runs a automatic caliber (Soprod M100), while the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph runs a manual (Seagull ST19).

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm AutomaticvsHemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph

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

Nivada Grenchen F77 MK2 38mm Automatic

F77 MK2 38mm

MSRP $1,360

Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph

the-airfoil

MSRP $550

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

F77 MK2 38mm Automatic38mm

HFC Mechanical Chronograph40mm

Power Reserve

F77 MK2 38mm Automatic38h

HFC Mechanical Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

F77 MK2 38mm Automatic100m

HFC Mechanical Chronograph100m

MSRP

F77 MK2 38mm Automatic$1,360

HFC Mechanical Chronograph$550

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

40mm

Thickness

12.2mm

13.4mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.2mm

47mm

Lug Width

22mm

20mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Caseback

316L Steel Caseback

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Black Gem Onyx Dial, Super Lum. White Dots, Shiny Gold Applied Indexes, Applied Logo Gold color

Airfoil (1970s British Pilot)

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Soprod M100

Seagull ST19

Type

Automatic

Manual

Beat Rate

28 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

38h

40h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,360

$550

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