Which is cheaper, the Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42 or the Tissot Chrono XL Classic?

At MSRP the Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42 is the cheaper of the two at $237, against $495 for the Tissot Chrono XL Classic — a $258 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42 or the Tissot Chrono XL Classic?

The Tissot Chrono XL Classic wears larger at 45mm versus 42mm for the Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42 — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42 or the Tissot Chrono XL Classic?

The Tissot Chrono XL Classic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42.

What movement does the Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42 run compared to the Tissot Chrono XL Classic?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42 uses the Miyota OS20 and the Tissot Chrono XL Classic uses the 13.25'.

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Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42vsTissot Chrono XL Classic

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Makydo Sapphire Thunder Blue 42

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MSRP $237

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Tissot Chrono XL Classic

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MSRP $495

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At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Sapphire Thunder Blue 4242mm

Chrono XL Classic45mm

Power Reserve

Sapphire Thunder Blue 4240h

Chrono XL Classic40h

Water Resistance

Sapphire Thunder Blue 4250m

Chrono XL Classic100m

MSRP

Sapphire Thunder Blue 42$237

Chrono XL Classic$495

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Dial Color

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Silver

Indices

Applied

Arabic

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Miyota OS20

13.25'

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$237

$495

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