Which is cheaper, the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date or the Phoibos Wave Master?

At MSRP the Phoibos Wave Master is the cheaper of the two at $309, against $595 for the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date — a $286 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date or the Phoibos Wave Master?

The Lum-Tec B68 Day Date wears larger at 44mm versus 42mm for the Phoibos Wave Master — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date or the Phoibos Wave Master?

The Phoibos Wave Master is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date.

What movement does the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date run compared to the Phoibos Wave Master?

The Lum-Tec B68 Day Date runs a quartz caliber (Ronda 515), while the Phoibos Wave Master runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

Lum-Tec B68 Day DatevsPhoibos Wave Master

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

Lum-Tec B68 Day Date

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MSRP $595

Phoibos Wave Master

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MSRP $309

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

B68 Day Date44mm

Wave Master42mm

Power Reserve

B68 Day Date40h

Wave Master40h

Water Resistance

B68 Day Date200m

Wave Master300m

MSRP

B68 Day Date$595

Wave Master$309

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

B68 Day Date

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Ronda 515

SII NH35A

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$595

$309

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