Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

At MSRP the Astor + Banks AB1405 is the cheaper of the two at $1,499, against $2,458 for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a $959 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 wears larger at 42mm versus 41mm for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Astor + Banks AB1405.

What movement does the Astor + Banks AB1405 run compared to the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 runs a manual caliber (Manual Swiss), while the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch runs a automatic (ETA 2824-2).

Side by side

Astor + Banks AB1405vsCWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue 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 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

reissue-1980-royal-navy-diver-automatic

MSRP $2,458

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

AB140542mm

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch41mm

Power Reserve

AB140540h

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch40h

Water Resistance

AB140550m

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch300m

MSRP

AB1405$1,499

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

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Manual Swiss

ETA 2824-2

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,499

$2,458

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