Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks Pilomatic or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

At MSRP the Astor + Banks Pilomatic is the cheaper of the two at $1,249, against $2,458 for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a $1,209 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks Pilomatic or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The Astor + Banks Pilomatic wears larger at 42mm versus 41mm for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Astor + Banks Pilomatic or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Astor + Banks Pilomatic.

What movement does the Astor + Banks Pilomatic run compared to the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Astor + Banks Pilomatic uses the Sellita SW200 and the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch uses the ETA 2824-2.

Side by side

Astor + Banks PilomaticvsCWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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

Astor + Banks Pilomatic

pilomatic-b2

MSRP $1,249

CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

reissue-1980-royal-navy-diver-automatic

MSRP $2,458

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Pilomatic42mm

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch41mm

Power Reserve

Pilomatic40h

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch40h

Water Resistance

Pilomatic200m

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch300m

MSRP

Pilomatic$1,249

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch$2,458

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

ETA 2824-2

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,249

$2,458

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