Which is cheaper, the CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch or the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto?

At MSRP the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto is the cheaper of the two at $699, against $1,583 for the CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch — a $884 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch or the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto?

The CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch wears larger at 40mm versus 39mm for the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch or the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto?

The Vaer D5 Tropic Auto is rated to 200m versus 30m for the CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch.

What movement does the CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch run compared to the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto?

The CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW216-1), while the Vaer D5 Tropic Auto runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

Side by side

CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition WatchvsVaer D5 Tropic Auto

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

CWC Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch

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MSRP $1,583

Vaer D5 Tropic Auto

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MSRP $699

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch40mm

D5 Tropic Auto39mm

Power Reserve

Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch40h

D5 Tropic Auto40h

Water Resistance

Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch30m

D5 Tropic Auto200m

MSRP

Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch$1,583

D5 Tropic Auto$699

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

Cabot Steel Limited Edition Watch

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW216-1

Miyota 9015

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,583

$699

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