Which is cheaper, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Boldr Blastoise?

At MSRP the Boldr Blastoise is the cheaper of the two at $449, against $899 for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER — a $450 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Boldr Blastoise?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER wears larger at 45mm versus 40mm for the Boldr Blastoise — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Boldr Blastoise?

The Boldr Blastoise is rated to 200m versus 50m for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Boldr Blastoise?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Boldr Blastoise.

What movement does the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER run compared to the Boldr Blastoise?

Both watches run automatic movements — the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER uses the CD-08 and the Boldr Blastoise uses the Seiko (SII) NH37.

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CIGA Design TIME CIPHERvsBoldr Blastoise

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

CIGA Design TIME CIPHER

automatic-wandering-hour-watch-time-cipher

MSRP $899

Boldr Blastoise

blastoise

MSRP $449

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

TIME CIPHER45mm

Blastoise40mm

Power Reserve

TIME CIPHER42h

Blastoise40h

Water Resistance

TIME CIPHER50m

Blastoise200m

MSRP

TIME CIPHER$899

Blastoise$449

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Carbon

Blastoise

Lume

Swiss Super-LumiNova

Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

CD-08

Seiko (SII) NH37

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$899

$449

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