Which is cheaper, the Marnaut Dark Surge 300 or the NEOTYPE Panda?

At MSRP the NEOTYPE Panda is the cheaper of the two at $622, against $1,390 for the Marnaut Dark Surge 300 — a $768 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marnaut Dark Surge 300 or the NEOTYPE Panda?

The Marnaut Dark Surge 300 wears larger at 41mm versus 39mm for the NEOTYPE Panda — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Marnaut Dark Surge 300 or the NEOTYPE Panda?

The Marnaut Dark Surge 300 is rated to 300m versus 200m for the NEOTYPE Panda.

What movement does the Marnaut Dark Surge 300 run compared to the NEOTYPE Panda?

The Marnaut Dark Surge 300 runs a automatic caliber (Sellita SW200-1), while the NEOTYPE Panda runs a meca-quartz (Seiko VK64).

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Marnaut Dark Surge 300

MSRP $1,390

NEOTYPE Panda

acier-et-cadran-panda-old-radium

MSRP $622

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Dark Surge 30041mm

Panda39mm

Power Reserve

Dark Surge 30041h

Panda—

Water Resistance

Dark Surge 300300m

Panda200m

MSRP

Dark Surge 300$1,390

Panda$622

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

41mm

39mm

Thickness

14.2mm

13.8mm

Lug-to-Lug

50mm

48.5mm

Lug Width

20mm

22mm

Water Resistance

300m

200m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Adriatic

—

Lume

SuperLuminova C3

Superluminova

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

Seiko VK64

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

41h

—

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

—

$622

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