Which is cheaper, the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

At MSRP the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $195, against $2,458 for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a $2,263 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz wears larger at 43mm versus 41mm for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch is rated to 300m versus 50m for the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz.

What movement does the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz run compared to the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz runs a meca-quartz caliber, while the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch runs a automatic (ETA 2824-2).

Side by side

AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-QuartzvsCWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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

CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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MSRP $2,458

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz43mm

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch41mm

Power Reserve

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz40h

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch40h

Water Resistance

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz50m

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch300m

MSRP

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz$195

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

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Mineral

Sapphire

Dial Color

Blue

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

—

ETA 2824-2

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$195

$2,458

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