Which has better water resistance, the CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date or the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05?

The CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05.

Side by side

CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/DatevsIslander Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05

Q: Which is cheaper, the CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date or the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05?

At MSRP the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05 is the cheaper of the two at $429, against $624 for the CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date — a $195 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date or the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05?

The CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05 — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Q: What movement does the CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date run compared to the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05?

The CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date runs a quartz caliber, while the Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05 runs a automatic (Seiko NH36).

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

CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date

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MSRP $624

Islander Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05

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MSRP $429

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date41mm

Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-0538mm

Power Reserve

SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date40h

Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05—

Water Resistance

SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date300m

Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05200m

MSRP

SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date$624

Islander 38mm Automatic Dive Watch with Solid-Link Bracelet, AR Sapphire Crystal, and Luminous Ceramic Bezel Insert #ISL-05$429

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

41mm

38mm

Thickness

12mm

13mm

Lug-to-Lug

47mm

44.5mm

Finish

Brushed and polished

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Water Resistance

300m

200m

Caseback

Solid

Engraved screw-in back

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

CWC SBS Divers Issue Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date, Black (SF300 QS120-DD)

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Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

—

Seiko NH36

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$624

$429

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