Which is cheaper, the Citizen ATTESA Platinum Shine or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

At MSRP the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary is the cheaper of the two at $449, against $1,095 for the Citizen ATTESA Platinum Shine — a $646 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Citizen ATTESA Platinum Shine or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The Citizen ATTESA Platinum Shine wears larger at 40.6mm versus 40mm for the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary — a 0.6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Citizen ATTESA Platinum Shine or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Citizen ATTESA Platinum Shine.

What movement does the Citizen ATTESA Platinum Shine run compared to the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The Citizen ATTESA Platinum Shine runs a solar caliber (H145), while the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary runs a automatic (Seiko NH35A).

Side by side

Citizen ATTESA Platinum ShinevsBoldr Merlion 50th Anniversary

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

Citizen ATTESA Platinum Shine

CB0284

MSRP $1,095

Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary

merlion-50th-anniversary

MSRP $449

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

ATTESA Platinum Shine40.6mm

Merlion 50th Anniversary40mm

Power Reserve

ATTESA Platinum Shine40h

Merlion 50th Anniversary40h

Water Resistance

ATTESA Platinum Shine100m

Merlion 50th Anniversary200m

MSRP

ATTESA Platinum Shine$1,095

Merlion 50th Anniversary$449

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

Silver

Merlion 50th Anniversary

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

H145

Seiko NH35A

Type

Solar

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,095

$449

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