Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 174?

At MSRP the Fears Archival 1930 is the cheaper of the two at $3,863, against $4,900 for the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 174 — a $1,037 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 174?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 174 wears larger at 45mm versus 40mm for the Fears Archival 1930 — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 174?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 174 is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 174?

Both watches run manual movements — the Fears Archival 1930 uses the ETA 2360 and the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 174 uses the Illinois Watch Co..

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsVortic Watch Company Springfield 174

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

Vortic Watch Company Springfield 174

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MSRP $4,900

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

Springfield 17445mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

Springfield 17440h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

Springfield 174100m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

Springfield 174$4,900

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

40mm

45mm

Thickness

8.54mm

12mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

46mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

30m

100m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Standard

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

Illinois Watch Co.

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$4,900

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