Which is cheaper, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

At MSRP the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto is the cheaper of the two at $989, against $2,458 for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a $1,469 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The Smith & Bradley Draper Auto wears larger at 42mm versus 41mm for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch carries a 40-hour power reserve against 38 hours on the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto.

What movement does the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto run compared to the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Smith & Bradley Draper Auto uses the Sellita SW200 and the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch uses the ETA 2824-2.

Side by side

Smith & Bradley Draper AutovsCWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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

Smith & Bradley Draper Auto

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MSRP $989

CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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MSRP $2,458

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Draper Auto42mm

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch41mm

Power Reserve

Draper Auto38h

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch40h

Water Resistance

Draper Auto100m

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch300m

MSRP

Draper Auto$989

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch$2,458

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

Lume

Superluminova

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

ETA 2824-2

Power Reserve

38h

40h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$989

$2,458

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