Which is cheaper, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

At MSRP the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $599 for the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono — a $100 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

The Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

The Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch.

What movement does the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch run compared to the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

Both watches run manual movements — the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch uses the Sellita SW210 and the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono uses the Seagull ST19.

Side by side

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical WatchvsStraton Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono

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

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

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MSRP $499

Straton Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono

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MSRP $599

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch38mm

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono40mm

Power Reserve

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch40h

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono—

Water Resistance

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch50m

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono100m

MSRP

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch$499

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono$599

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

6 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

—

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210

Seagull ST19

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$599

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