Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow or the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto?

At MSRP the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto is the cheaper of the two at $699, against $2,085 for the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow — a $1,386 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow or the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto?

The Vaer D5 Tropic Auto wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow or the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto?

The Vaer D5 Tropic Auto is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow run compared to the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto?

The Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow runs a manual caliber (Landeron 70), while the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad ArrowvsVaer D5 Tropic Auto

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

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Broad Arrow

86056M01LC

MSRP $2,085

Vaer D5 Tropic Auto

d5-tropic-usa-diver

MSRP $699

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chronomaster Broad Arrow38mm

D5 Tropic Auto39mm

Power Reserve

Chronomaster Broad Arrow40h

D5 Tropic Auto40h

Water Resistance

Chronomaster Broad Arrow100m

D5 Tropic Auto200m

MSRP

Chronomaster Broad Arrow$2,085

D5 Tropic Auto$699

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Landeron 70

Miyota 9015

Type

Manual

Automatic

Complications

GMT, Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,085

$699

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