Which is cheaper, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Glycine Airman Purist?

At MSRP the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch is the cheaper of the two at $1,875, against $2,700 for the Glycine Airman Purist — a $825 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Glycine Airman Purist?

The Glycine Airman Purist wears larger at 42mm versus 41mm for the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Glycine Airman Purist?

The CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Glycine Airman Purist.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Glycine Airman Purist?

The Glycine Airman Purist carries a 48-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch.

What movement does the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch run compared to the Glycine Airman Purist?

Both watches run automatic movements — the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Glycine Airman Purist uses the SW330-2.

Side by side

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic WatchvsGlycine Airman Purist

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

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch

cwc-rn81-clearance-diver-watch

MSRP $1,875

Glycine Airman Purist

GL0142

MSRP $2,700

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch41mm

Airman Purist42mm

Power Reserve

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch40h

Airman Purist48h

Water Resistance

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch300m

Airman Purist100m

MSRP

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch$1,875

Airman Purist$2,700

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch

Green

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Luminous

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

SW330-2

Power Reserve

40h

48h

Jewels

Complications

None

Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,875

$2,700

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