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CIGA Design SKELETONvsBoldr Venture Wayfarer

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SKELETON
CIGA DesignSKELETON
MSRP $169
Venture Wayfarer
BoldrVenture Wayfarer
MSRP $339

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
SKELETON
Venture Wayfarer38mm
Power Reserve
SKELETON
Venture Wayfarer40h
Water Resistance
SKELETON
Venture Wayfarer200m
MSRP
SKELETON$169
Venture Wayfarer$339

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Skeleton
Tool
Diameter
38mm
Thickness
12mm
Lug-to-Lug
44mm
Lug Width
20mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Titanium
Water Resistance
200m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs
AR Coating
Inner
Yes
Dial Color
Black
Un-Dark Lt Ed
Lume
None
Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs
Caliber
SEAGULL AAA-Class
Miyota 8217
Power Reserve
40h
Jewels
19
25

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$169
$339

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What people say

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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.

Boldr Venture Wayfarer

Owners widely praise the Boldr Venture Wayfarer for its distinctive, angular titanium case, lightweight 38mm size, and comfortable wearability, especially on smaller wrists, with particular appreciation for its bright, long-lasting lume and legible dial featuring syringe hands and an orange second hand accent. Some owners note the finishing is only "ok," while others describe it as excellent, and accuracy figures range from acceptable to an average of +12 seconds per day. A few find the case design too utilitarian and the dial flat, with one owner mentioning less-than-smooth screw-down crown threads. Overall, owners rate the Boldr Venture Wayfarer highly for its unique design and comfortable titanium build at the price.

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