Which is cheaper, the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date or the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER?

At MSRP the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date is the cheaper of the two at $790, against $899 for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER — a $109 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date or the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER wears larger at 45mm versus 42mm for the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date or the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER?

The Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER.

What movement does the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date run compared to the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date uses the Miyota 9015 and the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER uses the CD-08.

Side by side

Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel DatevsCIGA Design TIME CIPHER

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

Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date

ag-11

MSRP $790

CIGA Design TIME CIPHER

automatic-wandering-hour-watch-time-cipher

MSRP $899

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Vanguard Steel Date42mm

TIME CIPHER45mm

Power Reserve

Vanguard Steel Date42h

TIME CIPHER42h

Water Resistance

Vanguard Steel Date100m

TIME CIPHER50m

MSRP

Vanguard Steel Date$790

TIME CIPHER$899

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Forged Carbon

Carbon

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Swiss Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

CD-08

Jewels

Complications

Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$790

$899

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