Which has better water resistance, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Zelos Helmsman 3?

The Zelos Helmsman 3 is rated to 200m versus 50m for 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 Zelos Helmsman 3?

The AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace runs a meca-quartz caliber, while the Zelos Helmsman 3 runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

Side by side

AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying AcevsZelos Helmsman 3

Q: Which is cheaper, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Zelos Helmsman 3?

At MSRP the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace is the cheaper of the two at $210, against $529 for the Zelos Helmsman 3 — a $319 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

Zelos Helmsman 3

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MSRP $529

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace—

Helmsman 340mm

Power Reserve

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace40h

Helmsman 340h

Water Resistance

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace50m

Helmsman 3200m

MSRP

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace$210

Helmsman 3$529

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Mineral

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Brown

SS - Frost

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

—

Miyota 9015

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$210

$529

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