Which has better water resistance, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Pinion Pure Steel?

The Pinion Pure Steel is rated to 100m versus 50m for the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace.

Which has a longer power reserve, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Pinion Pure Steel?

The Pinion Pure Steel carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace.

What movement does the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace run compared to the Pinion Pure Steel?

The AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace runs a meca-quartz caliber, while the Pinion Pure Steel runs a manual (Sellita SW261-1).

Side by side

AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying AcevsPinion Pure Steel

Q: Which is cheaper, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Pinion Pure Steel?

At MSRP the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace is the cheaper of the two at $210, against $1,715 for the Pinion Pure Steel — a $1,505 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace

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MSRP $210

Pinion Pure Steel

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MSRP $1,715

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace—

Pure Steel38mm

Power Reserve

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace40h

Pure Steel45h

Water Resistance

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace50m

Pure Steel100m

MSRP

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace$210

Pure Steel$1,715

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Mineral

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Brown

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

—

Sellita SW261-1

Type

Quartz

Manual

Power Reserve

40h

45h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$210

$1,715

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