Which is cheaper, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

At MSRP the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary is the cheaper of the two at $449, against $899 for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER — a $450 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER wears larger at 45mm versus 40mm for the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary is rated to 200m versus 50m for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary.

What movement does the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER run compared to the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

Both watches run automatic movements — the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER uses the CD-08 and the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary uses the Seiko NH35A.

Side by side

CIGA Design TIME CIPHERvsBoldr Merlion 50th Anniversary

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

CIGA Design TIME CIPHER

automatic-wandering-hour-watch-time-cipher

MSRP $899

Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary

merlion-50th-anniversary

MSRP $449

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

TIME CIPHER45mm

Merlion 50th Anniversary40mm

Power Reserve

TIME CIPHER42h

Merlion 50th Anniversary40h

Water Resistance

TIME CIPHER50m

Merlion 50th Anniversary200m

MSRP

TIME CIPHER$899

Merlion 50th Anniversary$449

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Carbon

Merlion 50th Anniversary

Lume

Swiss Super-LumiNova

Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

CD-08

Seiko NH35A

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$899

$449

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