Which is cheaper, the Helgray Kensington Quartz or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

At MSRP the Helgray Kensington Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $2,458 for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a $2,159 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Helgray Kensington Quartz or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Helgray Kensington Quartz — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Helgray Kensington Quartz or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Helgray Kensington Quartz.

What movement does the Helgray Kensington Quartz run compared to the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The Helgray Kensington Quartz runs a quartz caliber (Miyota GL22), while the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch runs a automatic (ETA 2824-2).

Side by side

Helgray Kensington QuartzvsCWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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

Helgray Kensington Quartz

kensington

MSRP $299

CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

reissue-1980-royal-navy-diver-automatic

MSRP $2,458

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Kensington Quartz38mm

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch41mm

Power Reserve

Kensington Quartz40h

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch40h

Water Resistance

Kensington Quartz50m

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch300m

MSRP

Kensington Quartz$299

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch$2,458

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

Lume

Yes

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota GL22

ETA 2824-2

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$2,458

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