Which is cheaper, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Seestern S471 Double Crown Diver?

At MSRP the Seestern S471 Double Crown Diver is the cheaper of the two at $179, against $499 for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch — a $320 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Seestern S471 Double Crown Diver?

The Seestern S471 Double Crown Diver is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Seestern S471 Double Crown Diver?

The Seestern S471 Double Crown Diver carries a 35h+-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch.

What movement does the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch run compared to the Seestern S471 Double Crown Diver?

The CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210), while the Seestern S471 Double Crown Diver runs a automatic (Miyota 8215).

Side by side

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical WatchvsSeestern S471 Double Crown Diver

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

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

cwc-navigator-mechanical-hand-wound-gs-watch-1970-pattern

MSRP $499

Seestern S471 Double Crown Diver

S471

MSRP $179

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch38mm

S471 Double Crown Diver38mm

Power Reserve

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch40h

S471 Double Crown Diver35h+h

Water Resistance

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch50m

S471 Double Crown Diver100m

MSRP

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch$499

S471 Double Crown Diver$179

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

Blue

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210

Miyota 8215

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

3 vph

Power Reserve

40h

35h+h

Jewels

Complications

None

Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$179

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