Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition?

At MSRP the Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition is the cheaper of the two at $1,550, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern — a $445 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition?

The Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition?

The Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition?

The Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition carries a 72-hour power reserve against 45 hours on the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern run compared to the Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition runs a automatic (6R55).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century ModernvsSeiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern

mid-century-modern

MSRP $1,995

Seiko Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition

spb501j1

MSRP $1,550

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Mid-Century Modern38mm

Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition40mm

Power Reserve

Mid-Century Modern45h

Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition72h

Water Resistance

Mid-Century Modern100m

Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition300m

MSRP

Mid-Century Modern$1,995

Prospex Sea 1965 Heritage Diver's Watch PADI Special Edition$1,550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Curved

AR Coating

Underside

Anti-reflective coating on inner surface

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

LumiBrite on hands, index(es) and bezel

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

6R55

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

72h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$1,550

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