Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical?

At MSRP the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical is the cheaper of the two at $295, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $3,568 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical wears larger at 42mm versus 40mm for the Fears Archival 1930 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical runs a quartz (Ronda).

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsSmith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical

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

Fears Archival 1930

archival-1930

MSRP $3,863

Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical

sans-13

MSRP $295

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

SANS-13 Tactical42mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

SANS-13 Tactical40h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

SANS-13 Tactical300m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

SANS-13 Tactical$295

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Standard

Black

Lume

None

Superluminova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

Ronda

Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$295

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