Which is cheaper, the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

At MSRP the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $2,458 for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a $2,159 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch wears larger at 41mm versus 36mm for the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm.

What movement does the Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm run compared to the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm runs a quartz caliber (Miyota 2035), while the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch runs a automatic (ETA 2824-2).

Side by side

Vaer Ameriquartz 40mmvsCWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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

Vaer Ameriquartz 40mm

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MSRP $299

CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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MSRP $2,458

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ameriquartz 40mm36mm

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch41mm

Power Reserve

Ameriquartz 40mm40h

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch40h

Water Resistance

Ameriquartz 40mm100m

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch300m

MSRP

Ameriquartz 40mm$299

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

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Ameriquartz 40mm

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota 2035

ETA 2824-2

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$2,458

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