Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch?

At MSRP the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $1,499 for the Astor + Banks AB1405 — a $1,000 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch — a 4mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Astor + Banks AB1405 run compared to the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch?

Both watches run manual movements — the Astor + Banks AB1405 uses the Manual Swiss and the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch uses the Sellita SW210.

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Astor + Banks AB1405vsCWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

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

Astor + Banks AB1405

mechanical-ab14

MSRP $1,499

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

cwc-navigator-mechanical-hand-wound-gs-watch-1970-pattern

MSRP $499

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

AB140542mm

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch38mm

Power Reserve

AB140540h

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch40h

Water Resistance

AB140550m

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch50m

MSRP

AB1405$1,499

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch$499

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Dial Color

Black

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Manual Swiss

Sellita SW210

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,499

$499

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