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Fears Archival 1930vsIslander Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50

Q: Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50?

At MSRP the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 is the cheaper of the two at $399, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $3,464 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50?

The Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 wears larger at 43mm versus 40mm for the Fears Archival 1930 — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50?

The Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

Q: What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50 runs a automatic (Seiko NH36).

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

Fears Archival 1930

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MSRP $3,863

Islander Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50

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MSRP $399

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-5043mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50—

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50200m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

Islander 43mm Automatic Dual-Time Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Sapphire Bezel Insert #ISL-50$399

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Standard

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Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

Seiko NH36

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$399

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