Which is cheaper, the Meia Lua Moonmetal Dust or the Tudor Black Bay 68?

At MSRP the Meia Lua Moonmetal Dust is the cheaper of the two at $428, against $5,475 for the Tudor Black Bay 68 — a $5,047 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Meia Lua Moonmetal Dust or the Tudor Black Bay 68?

The Tudor Black Bay 68 wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the Meia Lua Moonmetal Dust — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Meia Lua Moonmetal Dust or the Tudor Black Bay 68?

The Tudor Black Bay 68 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Meia Lua Moonmetal Dust.

What movement does the Meia Lua Moonmetal Dust run compared to the Tudor Black Bay 68?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Meia Lua Moonmetal Dust uses the Miyota and the Tudor Black Bay 68 uses the MT5601-U.

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Meia Lua Moonmetal DustvsTudor Black Bay 68

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Meia Lua Moonmetal Dust

moonmetal-dark-cocoa-leather

MSRP $428

Tudor Black Bay 68

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MSRP $5,475

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Moonmetal Dust42mm

Black Bay 6843mm

Power Reserve

Moonmetal Dust—

Black Bay 6870h

Water Resistance

Moonmetal Dust100m

Black Bay 68200m

MSRP

Moonmetal Dust$428

Black Bay 68$5,475

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

Black/Brown Sunray

Blue

Lume

Swiss Superluminova

None

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Miyota

MT5601-U

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

—

70h

Jewels

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

—

$5,475

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