Which is cheaper, the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

At MSRP the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $5,230 for the Fortis Novonaut N-42 — a $4,731 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Fortis Novonaut N-42 wears larger at 42mm versus 38.5mm for the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch — a 3.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Fortis Novonaut N-42 is rated to 300m versus 50m for the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Fortis Novonaut N-42 carries a 60-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch.

What movement does the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch run compared to the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

Both watches run automatic movements — the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Fortis Novonaut N-42 uses the Manufacture Caliber WERK 17.

Side by side

CWC G22 Automatic General Service WatchvsFortis Novonaut N-42

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

CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch

cwc-g22-automatic-watch

MSRP $499

Fortis Novonaut N-42

N-42

MSRP $5,230

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

G22 Automatic General Service Watch38.5mm

Novonaut N-4242mm

Power Reserve

G22 Automatic General Service Watch40h

Novonaut N-4260h

Water Resistance

G22 Automatic General Service Watch50m

Novonaut N-42300m

MSRP

G22 Automatic General Service Watch$499

Novonaut N-42$5,230

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch

Titanium Legacy

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

Manufacture Caliber WERK 17

Power Reserve

40h

60h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$5,230

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