Which has better water resistance, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Grand Seiko SBGW257?

The AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Grand Seiko SBGW257.

What movement does the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGW257?

The AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace runs a meca-quartz caliber, while the Grand Seiko SBGW257 runs a manual (9S64).

Side by side

AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying AcevsGrand Seiko SBGW257

Q: Which is cheaper, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Grand Seiko SBGW257?

At MSRP the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace is the cheaper of the two at $210, against $38,000 for the Grand Seiko SBGW257 — a $37,790 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Grand Seiko SBGW257?

The Grand Seiko SBGW257 carries a 72-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace.

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

Grand Seiko SBGW257

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MSRP $38,000

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace—

SBGW25738mm

Power Reserve

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace40h

SBGW25772h

Water Resistance

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace50m

SBGW25730m

MSRP

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace$210

SBGW257$38,000

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Mineral

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Brown

Black

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

—

9S64

Type

Quartz

Manual

Power Reserve

40h

72h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$210

$38,000

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