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CWC E9 Automatic Diver WatchvsSecond Hour Giant Stride

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CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch

Owners widely praise the CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch for its military-spec toughness and satisfyingly easy-to-wind crown, with one owner calling it a perfect reissue due to its thin case, small size, and legibility. Some owners appreciate its durability and value as a beater or summer watch, noting its solid bars are a military requirement and highlighting its significant wrist presence and unique "Jolly Roger" dial design. Critics find the CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch overpriced for its mineral crystal and 60-click bezel, despite its military heritage and HAQ movement, and its luminous paint is noted as low glow. Overall, owners rate the CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch highly for its military-spec toughness and wrist presence, despite some reservations about its value proposition.

Second Hour Giant Stride

The Silietta SW200 movement is a strength. The price point relative to other microbrand super compressor options is a weakness.

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
E9 Automatic Diver Watch41mm
Giant Stride42mm
Power Reserve
E9 Automatic Diver Watch
Giant Stride
Water Resistance
E9 Automatic Diver Watch300m
Giant Stride200m
MSRP
E9 Automatic Diver Watch$1,391
Giant Stride$725

Full specifications

Case

5 specs
Category
Diver
Diameter
41mm
42mm
Lug-to-Lug
47mm
0mm
Lug Width
20mm
0mm
Water Resistance
300m
200m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs
Crystal
Sapphire
Dial Color
CWC E9 Automatic Diver Watch (SF300-E9 AS120)
Silver
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

1 specs
Power Reserve
0h

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,391
$725
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