Vaer · Microbrand · United States

Vaer D5 42mm

In production · Diver

Vaer D5 Tropic 42mm, cream and black two-tone dial with red date at 6, on Premium steel bracelet
Photo: Vaer
  • Vaer D5 Tropic 42mm on Elite steel bracelet
  • Vaer D5 Tropic 42mm on khaki nylon strap, on the wrist
From $749 to $939
  • Miyota 9015
  • 42 mm
  • Sapphire crystal
  • 200 m water resistance

Movement

Type
Automatic
Tier
Mid
Complications
Date
Frequency
28,800 bph
Power reserve
42 h
Hacking
Yes
Accuracy (factory)
-10 / +30 s/day
Brand regulation
-5 / +10 s/day

Case

Diameter
42 mm
Lug to lug
—
Thickness
—
Lug width
20 mm
Material
Steel
Hardening
—
Water resistance
200 m
Crown
Screw-down
Case back
—
Bezel
Unidirectional

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Shape
Flat
Anti-reflective
—
Lume
Super-LumiNova BGW9 Grade A on dial (25 layers); X1 C1 on hands

Bracelet & clasp

Style
Oyster
Links per row
3
Solid end links
Yes
Solid links
—
Link attachment
Screws
Taper
20 → 16 mm
Quick release
Yes
Half links
—
Clasp
—
Micro-adjust
Tool (pin holes), 4 positions
Diver extension
—

Straps

Strap 1
FKM rubber, quick release, Included primary black "FKM Dive Strap"; a second strap or a bracelet is chosen at checkout
Strap 2
Nylon, quick release, Khaki quick-release nylon strap, a free second-strap choice
Strap 3
NATO, Khaki single-pass nylon strap (fitted with spring bars), a free second-strap choice
Strap 4
Leather, Lined tan Horween leather strap, a +USD 120 second-strap option

Weight

Head only
—
On bracelet
—
On strap
—

Prices

VariantConfigurationTypePriceUSDAs ofSource
TropicFKM strap + nylon strapMsrp749 USD$7492026-10-31link
TropicFKM strap + Premium steel braceletMsrp839 USD$8392026-10-31link
TropicFKM strap + Premium jubilee braceletMsrp869 USD$8692026-10-31link
TropicFKM strap + Horween leather strapMsrp869 USD$8692026-10-31link
TropicFKM strap + Elite steel bracelet with extension claspMsrp939 USD$9392026-10-31link

Variants

NameReferenceDial
TropicD5-TR42cream and black two-tone

About this entry

74% of key specs known. Missing: lug-to-lug, thickness, weight, hardening, AR coating.

USA-assembled 42mm D5 automatic diver, listed on 2026-10-26 with the Tropic dial (the 39mm D5 is a separate model). Brand technical details: Miyota 9015 (42h, 28,800bph), "-5 /+10 sec/day timing tolerance", date window (at 6 in the photos, in red), BGW9 Grade A lume in 25 layers on the dial and X1 C1 on the hands, flat sapphire, 20 ATM, 20mm lugs, USA assembly. The page's sizing paragraph is the D5 39mm text with the diameter changed: it gives 46mm lug-to-lug, "11.9mm in height (12.5mm with crystal)" and a 70.6g case weight, the 39mm figures in Vaer's D5 guide, and contrasts the watch with "our larger 42mm dive case options"; so lug-to-lug, thickness and weight are left blank. Screw-down crown, unidirectional bezel and screw-down gasket-sealed caseback are from Vaer's February 2026 D5 guide, which says it covers all D5 models but predates the 42mm. Bezel insert material not stated. Case material recorded as steel from the store's "steel" tag (grade not stated). Every D5 ships with a black FKM strap plus a second strap or a bracelet. Bracelet recorded is the Premium Steel Bracelet (+USD 90; "DS2/D4/DS4/D5 42mm" fitment): oyster-inspired flat three-piece links, removable screw links, custom-fit solid end links, quick-release pins, 20-16mm, milled clasp with four spring-bar micro-adjust positions (Vaer bracelet page and FAQ). The watch page's generic bracelet blurb (friction-fit pins, 18mm taper) describes Vaer's older Standard bracelet, as on the other D5 and D4 pages. The Premium Jubilee (+USD 120), lined tan Horween leather (+USD 120) and Elite Steel Bracelet with extension clasp (+USD 190) are the other options. "Limited release" banner without an edition size; in stock on 2026-10-31. No hardening treatment is mentioned.

Last verified: 2026-10-31. Edit or correct this entry.

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