Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $3,548 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic wears larger at 41.2mm versus 40mm for the Fears Archival 1930 — a 1.2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Fears Archival 1930 is rated to 30m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic carries a 41-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Seiko Essentials Automatic runs a automatic (4R35).

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Fears Archival 1930vsSeiko Essentials Automatic

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

Fears Archival 1930

archival-1930

MSRP $3,863

Seiko Essentials Automatic

srph87

MSRP $315

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

40mm

41.2mm

Thickness

8.54mm

11.8mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

48.5mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

30m

100m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Dial Color

Standard

Black

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

4R35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$315

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