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Islander Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301vsFormex Reef 42 mm

Q: Which is cheaper, the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

At MSRP the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 is the cheaper of the two at $399, against $2,414 for the Formex Reef 42 mm — a $2,015 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 wears larger at 45mm versus 42mm for the Formex Reef 42 mm — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301.

Q: What movement does the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 run compared to the Formex Reef 42 mm?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 uses the Seiko NH36 and the Formex Reef 42 mm uses the Sellita SW300-1.

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

Islander Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301

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MSRP $399

Formex Reef 42 mm

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MSRP $2,414

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-30145mm

Reef 42 mm42mm

Power Reserve

Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301—

Reef 42 mm56h

Water Resistance

Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301200m

Reef 42 mm300m

MSRP

Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301$399

Reef 42 mm$2,414

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

45mm

42mm

Thickness

15mm

11.4mm

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

200m

300m

Caseback

Embossed screw-in caseback

Solid

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Double Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH36

Sellita SW300-1

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

56h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$399

$2,414

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