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CIGA Design SKELETONvsTissot Seastar 1000 GMT

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SKELETON
CIGA DesignSKELETON
MSRP $169
Seastar 1000 GMT
TissotSeastar 1000 GMT
MSRP $575
What people say

Owners + reviewers, side by side

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CIGA Design SKELETON

Owners widely praise the CIGA Design SKELETON for its value and willingness to challenge established brands, with some surprised by its quality. One owner reports their CIGA Design Series Z in Black DLC has been perfect for over four years, keeping good time and looking neat. However, some find the skeletonized movement's visibility obscured by reflections due to the lack of anti-reflective coating on the crystal. One owner reported their CIGA Design Z Series Skeleton broke after three months with no customer service response. Overall, owners rate the CIGA Design SKELETON highly for its surprising quality and value proposition.

Tissot Seastar 1000 GMT

Owners widely praise the Tissot Seastar 1000 GMT for its sapphire crystal, 300m water resistance, and GMT complication, with one owner expressing deep satisfaction. A point of contention for some is that Swiss quartz movements may exhibit second-hand misalignment with markers, unlike certain Japanese quartz movements. On balance, owners rate the Tissot Seastar 1000 GMT highly for its robust features and value.

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
SKELETON
Seastar 1000 GMT40mm
Power Reserve
SKELETON
Seastar 1000 GMT40h
Water Resistance
SKELETON
Seastar 1000 GMT300m
MSRP
SKELETON$169
Seastar 1000 GMT$575

Full specifications

Case

6 specs
Category
Skeleton
Diver
Diameter
40mm
Thickness
11.77mm
Lug-to-Lug
40mm
Lug Width
20mm
Water Resistance
300m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Indices
Applied
Indexes
Lume
None
Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

4 specs
Caliber
SEAGULL AAA-Class
11 1/2'''
Type
Automatic
Quartz
Power Reserve
40h
Jewels
19
25

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$169
$575
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