Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

At MSRP the Tissot Seastar 1000 is the cheaper of the two at $875, against $1,499 for the Astor + Banks AB1405 — a $624 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 wears larger at 42mm versus 40mm for the Tissot Seastar 1000 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Astor + Banks AB1405.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 carries a 80-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Astor + Banks AB1405.

What movement does the Astor + Banks AB1405 run compared to the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 runs a manual caliber (Manual Swiss), while the Tissot Seastar 1000 runs a automatic (Powermatic 80).

Side by side

Astor + Banks AB1405vsTissot Seastar 1000

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

Astor + Banks AB1405

mechanical-ab14

MSRP $1,499

Tissot Seastar 1000

t1208071105100

MSRP $875

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

AB140542mm

Seastar 100040mm

Power Reserve

AB140540h

Seastar 100080h

Water Resistance

AB140550m

Seastar 1000300m

MSRP

AB1405$1,499

Seastar 1000$875

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Black

Graded grey-black

Indices

Applied

Indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Manual Swiss

Powermatic 80

Type

Manual

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

80h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,499

$875

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