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Islander Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263vsGrand Seiko STGK003

Q: Which is cheaper, the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 or the Grand Seiko STGK003?

At MSRP the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 is the cheaper of the two at $329, against $31,200 for the Grand Seiko STGK003 — a $30,871 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 or the Grand Seiko STGK003?

The Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 wears larger at 34mm versus 28.7mm for the Grand Seiko STGK003 — a 5.3mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 or the Grand Seiko STGK003?

The Grand Seiko STGK003 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263.

Q: What movement does the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 run compared to the Grand Seiko STGK003?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263 uses the Miyota 9039 and the Grand Seiko STGK003 uses the 9S27.

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

Islander Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263

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MSRP $329

Grand Seiko STGK003

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MSRP $31,200

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-26334mm

STGK00328.7mm

Power Reserve

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263—

STGK00350h

Water Resistance

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-26350m

STGK003100m

MSRP

Islander Astoria Automatic Dress Watch with Pale Blue Dial #ISL-263$329

STGK003$31,200

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

34mm

28.7mm

Thickness

37mm

10.9mm

Lug-to-Lug

0mm

35.1mm

Lug Width

18mm

14mm

Material

Stainless Steel

Gold

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

50m

100m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9039

9S27

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

50h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$329

$31,200

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