Which is cheaper, the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

At MSRP the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback is the cheaper of the two at $295, against $888 for the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound — a $593 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound.

What movement does the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback run compared to the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback runs a quartz caliber (Ronda), while the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound runs a manual (Miyota 6T33).

Side by side

Smith & Bradley SANS-13 SilverbackvsVario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound

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

Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback

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MSRP $295

Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound

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MSRP $888

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

SANS-13 Silverback42mm

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound38mm

Power Reserve

SANS-13 Silverback40h

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound40h

Water Resistance

SANS-13 Silverback300m

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound50m

MSRP

SANS-13 Silverback$295

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound$888

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Lume

Superluminova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Ronda

Miyota 6T33

Type

Quartz

Manual

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$295

$888

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