Which is cheaper, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

At MSRP the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 is the cheaper of the two at $369, against $499 for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch — a $130 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

The Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

The Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch.

What movement does the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch run compared to the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

The CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210), while the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 runs a automatic (Seiko NH34).

Side by side

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical WatchvsIslander Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222

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

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

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MSRP $499

Islander Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222

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MSRP $369

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch38mm

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-22240mm

Power Reserve

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch40h

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222—

Water Resistance

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch50m

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222100m

MSRP

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch$499

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222$369

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

6 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

—

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210

Seiko NH34

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$369

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