Which is cheaper, the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch or the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301?

At MSRP the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 is the cheaper of the two at $399, against $666 for the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch — a $267 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch or the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301?

The Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 wears larger at 45mm versus 40mm for the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch or the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301?

The CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301.

What movement does the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch run compared to the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301?

The CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch runs a quartz caliber (Ronda 517), while the Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301 runs a automatic (Seiko NH36).

Side by side

CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz WatchvsIslander Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301

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

CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch

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MSRP $666

Islander Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301

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MSRP $399

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch40mm

Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-30145mm

Power Reserve

SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch40h

Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301—

Water Resistance

SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch300m

Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301200m

MSRP

SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch$666

Islander Automatic Turtle Dive Watch with Blue Dial #ISL-301$399

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

40mm

45mm

Thickness

12mm

15mm

Lug-to-Lug

46mm

47mm

Lug Width

20mm

22mm

Finish

Brushed and polished

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Water Resistance

300m

200m

Caseback

Solid

Embossed screw-in caseback

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Double Domed

AR Coating

Yes

Underside

Dial Color

CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Ronda 517

Seiko NH36

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$666

$399

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