Which is cheaper, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto?

At MSRP the Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto is the cheaper of the two at $1,125, against $1,980 for the CIGA Design BLACK STAR — a $855 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto?

The CIGA Design BLACK STAR wears larger at 46mm versus 42mm for the Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto?

The Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto is rated to 100m versus 30m for the CIGA Design BLACK STAR.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto?

The Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto carries a 80-hour power reserve against 41 hours on the CIGA Design BLACK STAR.

What movement does the CIGA Design BLACK STAR run compared to the Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto?

Both watches run automatic movements — the CIGA Design BLACK STAR uses the CD-04-S and the Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto uses the H-40.

Side by side

CIGA Design BLACK STARvsHamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto

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

CIGA Design BLACK STAR

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MSRP $1,980

Hamilton Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto

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MSRP $1,125

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BLACK STAR46mm

Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto42mm

Power Reserve

BLACK STAR41h

Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto80h

Water Resistance

BLACK STAR30m

Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto100m

MSRP

BLACK STAR$1,980

Khaki Aviation Day Date Auto$1,125

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

—

Black

Lume

Swiss Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

CD-04-S

H-40

Power Reserve

41h

80h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,980

$1,125

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