Which is cheaper, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

At MSRP the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $550 for the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton — a $51 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton wears larger at 45mm versus 38mm for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton is rated to 550m versus 50m for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch.

What movement does the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch run compared to the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210), while the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton runs a automatic (SII NH38A).

Side by side

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical WatchvsSpinnaker Piccard Skeleton

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

Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton

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MSRP $550

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch38mm

Piccard Skeleton45mm

Power Reserve

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch40h

Piccard Skeleton40h

Water Resistance

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch50m

Piccard Skeleton550m

MSRP

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch$499

Piccard Skeleton$550

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

Black

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210

SII NH38A

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$550

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