Which is cheaper, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Wolbrook Skindiver II Automatic?

At MSRP the Wolbrook Skindiver II Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $579, against $4,800 for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 — a $4,221 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Wolbrook Skindiver II Automatic?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 wears larger at 45mm versus 40mm for the Wolbrook Skindiver II Automatic — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 or the Wolbrook Skindiver II Automatic?

The Wolbrook Skindiver II Automatic is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117.

What movement does the Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 run compared to the Wolbrook Skindiver II Automatic?

The Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117 runs a manual caliber (Elgin), while the Wolbrook Skindiver II Automatic runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

Side by side

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117vsWolbrook Skindiver II Automatic

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

Vortic Watch Company Chicago 117

the-chicago-117-45mm

MSRP $4,800

Wolbrook Skindiver II Automatic

23-S2A-001-RB1-BLK-LE1

MSRP $579

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chicago 11745mm

Skindiver II Automatic40mm

Power Reserve

Chicago 11740h

Skindiver II Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Chicago 117100m

Skindiver II Automatic200m

MSRP

Chicago 117$4,800

Skindiver II Automatic$579

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Elgin

Miyota 9015

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,800

$579

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