Which is cheaper, the Phoibos Kraken or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback?

At MSRP the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback is the cheaper of the two at $295, against $499 for the Phoibos Kraken — a $204 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Phoibos Kraken or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback wears larger at 42mm versus 40mm for the Phoibos Kraken — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Phoibos Kraken or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Phoibos Kraken.

What movement does the Phoibos Kraken run compared to the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback?

The Phoibos Kraken runs a automatic caliber (Miyota 9015), while the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback runs a quartz (Ronda).

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Phoibos KrakenvsSmith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback

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

Phoibos Kraken

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MSRP $499

Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback

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MSRP $295

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Kraken40mm

SANS-13 Silverback42mm

Power Reserve

Kraken40h

SANS-13 Silverback40h

Water Resistance

Kraken200m

SANS-13 Silverback300m

MSRP

Kraken$499

SANS-13 Silverback$295

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Green

Black

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Superluminova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

Ronda

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$295

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