Which is cheaper, the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz or the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

At MSRP the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $195, against $369 for the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 — a $174 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz or the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

The AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz wears larger at 43mm versus 40mm for the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz or the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

The Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz.

What movement does the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz run compared to the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

The AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz runs a meca-quartz caliber, while the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 runs a automatic (Seiko NH34).

Side by side

AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-QuartzvsIslander Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222

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

AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz

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MSRP $195

Islander Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222

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MSRP $369

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz43mm

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-22240mm

Power Reserve

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz40h

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222—

Water Resistance

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz50m

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222100m

MSRP

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz$195

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222$369

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Mineral

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Blue

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Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

—

Seiko NH34

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$195

$369

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