Which is cheaper, the CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Chronograph is the cheaper of the two at $415, against $749 for the CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch — a $334 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

The CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch wears larger at 41mm versus 40mm for the Seiko Essentials Chronograph — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

The CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch is rated to 300m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Chronograph.

What movement does the CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch run compared to the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

Both watches run quartz movements — the CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch uses the Ronda 517 and the Seiko Essentials Chronograph uses the 8T63.

Side by side

CWC Tamar Quartz Divers WatchvsSeiko Essentials Chronograph

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

CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch

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MSRP $749

Seiko Essentials Chronograph

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MSRP $415

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tamar Quartz Divers Watch41mm

Essentials Chronograph40mm

Power Reserve

Tamar Quartz Divers Watch40h

Essentials Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

Tamar Quartz Divers Watch300m

Essentials Chronograph100m

MSRP

Tamar Quartz Divers Watch$749

Essentials Chronograph$415

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

CWC Tamar Quartz Divers Watch

Black

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda 517

8T63

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$749

$415

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