Which is cheaper, the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz or the Phoibos Wave Master?

At MSRP the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $195, against $309 for the Phoibos Wave Master — a $114 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz or the Phoibos Wave Master?

The AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the Phoibos Wave Master — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz or the Phoibos Wave Master?

The Phoibos Wave Master is rated to 300m versus 50m for the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz.

What movement does the AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz run compared to the Phoibos Wave Master?

The AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz runs a meca-quartz caliber, while the Phoibos Wave Master runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-QuartzvsPhoibos Wave Master

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

AVI-8 Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz

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MSRP $195

Phoibos Wave Master

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MSRP $309

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz43mm

Wave Master42mm

Power Reserve

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz40h

Wave Master40h

Water Resistance

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz50m

Wave Master300m

MSRP

Dambuster Chadwick Meca-Quartz$195

Wave Master$309

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Mineral

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Blue

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

—

SII NH35A

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$195

$309

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