Which is cheaper, the Citizen Garrison or the Minus-8 Diver 2.0?

At MSRP the Citizen Garrison is the cheaper of the two at $206, against $598 for the Minus-8 Diver 2.0 — a $392 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Citizen Garrison or the Minus-8 Diver 2.0?

The Minus-8 Diver 2.0 wears larger at 44mm versus 43mm for the Citizen Garrison — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Citizen Garrison or the Minus-8 Diver 2.0?

The Minus-8 Diver 2.0 is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Citizen Garrison.

What movement does the Citizen Garrison run compared to the Minus-8 Diver 2.0?

Both watches run solar movements — the Citizen Garrison uses the Citizen J810 and the Minus-8 Diver 2.0 uses the Seiko NH35.

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Citizen GarrisonvsMinus-8 Diver 2.0

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Citizen Garrison

AW1430

MSRP $206

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Minus-8 Diver 2.0

diver-2-0

MSRP $598

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At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Garrison43mm

Diver 2.044mm

Power Reserve

Garrison—

Diver 2.041h

Water Resistance

Garrison100m

Diver 2.0300m

MSRP

Garrison$206

Diver 2.0$598

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Mineral

Sapphire

Dial Color

Grey

—

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Citizen J810

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

41h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$206

$598

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