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Islander Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327vsHELM Vanuatu

Q: Which is cheaper, the Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327 or the HELM Vanuatu?

At MSRP the HELM Vanuatu is the cheaper of the two at $285, against $449 for the Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327 — a $164 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327 or the HELM Vanuatu?

The Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327 wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the HELM Vanuatu — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327 or the HELM Vanuatu?

The HELM Vanuatu is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327.

Q: What movement does the Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327 run compared to the HELM Vanuatu?

The Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327 runs a quartz caliber (Ronda Quartz), while the HELM Vanuatu runs a automatic (Seiko Instruments NH35).

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

Islander Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327

islander-rocky-point-analog-digital-watch-with-black-dial-isl-327

MSRP $449

HELM Vanuatu

vanuatu

MSRP $285

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-32743mm

Vanuatu42mm

Power Reserve

Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327—

Vanuatu40h

Water Resistance

Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327100m

Vanuatu300m

MSRP

Islander Rocky Point Analog-Digital Watch with Black Dial #ISL-327$449

Vanuatu$285

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Ronda Quartz

Seiko Instruments NH35

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Complications

None

Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$449

$285

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