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Sternglas Hamburg AutomatikvsWilliam Wood Beacon

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Hamburg Automatik
SternglasHamburg Automatik
MSRP $463
Beacon
William WoodBeacon
MSRP $495

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Hamburg Automatik42mm
Beacon41mm
Power Reserve
Hamburg Automatik42h
Beacon40h
Water Resistance
Hamburg Automatik50m
Beacon50m
MSRP
Hamburg Automatik$463
Beacon$495

Full specifications

Case

4 specs
Category
Sport
Dress
Diameter
42mm
41mm
Thickness
12mm
11mm
Lug-to-Lug
45mm
41mm

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Dial Color
Blue
Lume
Luminova
None

Movement

4 specs
Caliber
Miyota 8215
Ronda 762
Type
Automatic
Quartz
Power Reserve
42h
40h
Jewels
25

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$463
$495

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What people say

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Sternglas Hamburg Automatik

Owners praise the Sternglas Hamburg Automatik's handsome design and good build quality for the price. The watch features a gold PVD case and a matte blue dial with orange Super-LumiNova, and its 42mm diameter wears well due to a short lug-to-lug distance. The Miyota 8215 movement is accurate to -20/+40 seconds per day. On balance, reviewers and owners appreciate the Sternglas Hamburg Automatik for its unique design and value.

William Wood Beacon

The William Wood Beacon is praised for its bold flavors, particularly its prominent oak and rye influence, with tasting notes of candied orange peel, dried apricots, and baking spices, and a long, full finish. Some find its oak-forward profile overwhelming and its MSRP of $300 unreasonable. Overall, owners rate the William Wood Beacon highly for its bold flavors and character, with one owner awarding it a score of 9.4/10.

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