Which is cheaper, the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch or the Velini Crosshair?

At MSRP the Velini Crosshair is the cheaper of the two at $950, against $2,458 for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a $1,508 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch or the Velini Crosshair?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch wears larger at 41mm versus 33mm for the Velini Crosshair — a 8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch or the Velini Crosshair?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Velini Crosshair.

What movement does the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch run compared to the Velini Crosshair?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch runs a automatic caliber (ETA 2824-2), while the Velini Crosshair runs a quartz (Ronda Swiss Made Quartz).

Side by side

CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue WatchvsVelini Crosshair

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

CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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MSRP $2,458

Velini Crosshair

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MSRP $950

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch41mm

Crosshair33mm

Power Reserve

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch40h

Crosshair—

Water Resistance

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch300m

Crosshair30m

MSRP

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

Crosshair$950

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

ETA 2824-2

Ronda Swiss Made Quartz

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

40h

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Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,458

$950

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