One watch collection competition. All under 400. Episode 8. Sweet 16. 3/8.

The USA and Japan has a rich history of ugly moments, but nothing is that ugly as today’s watch clash. In the list the watches had numbers 8 and 9 and it was really difficult to decide what watch to send to WildCard. Now, after studying more about watches I would change my mind, but the past is beautiful for the reasons it cannon be changed. Red corner has history, great design work, universal size and the price that is significantly lower than 400$. Meet your first contestant: Timex Waterbury Automatic. 1. Timex Waterbury Automatic Sizes: 39mm case diameter, 47mm lug-to-lug, 12,5mm thick, 20mm lug width. Movement: Miyota 8215 (automatic, no hacking, handwinding, day-date, 21600 bph, uni-directional rotor, 40 hour power reserve). Materials: 316L steel brushed and polished Crystal: Flat mineral crystal Lume: No info Band: Calf leather strap WR: 100m Price: 269$ What to love: Dial design, typography work on the dial, size and price Grain of salt: Mineral crystal, basic Miyota movement, bad lume, no bracelet In the blue corner there is a Japanese beast, the winner of its WildCard group – Citizen NB1050-59E. 2. Citizen Mechanical NB 1050-59E JDM Sizes: 38mm case diameter, 46,5mm lug-to-lug, 10,5mm thick, 19mm lug width. Movement: Citizen 9011 or Miyota 9015 (automatic, hacks, handwinds, 28800 bph, unidirectional rotor, 42 hour power reserve). Materials: 316L steel brushed and polished. Crystal: Sapphire with underside AR coating Lume: No info Band: Metal bracelet with solid links and end-links, milled clasp, 2 micro-adjustment holes WR: 100m Price: 370$ What to love: Real GADA watch, good finishing (at first sight) and size, big brand. Grain of salt: 19mm lug width =(, 2 micro-adjustment holes at the clasp Can a price difference, beautiful dial and strap compatibility help the only Timex to proceed. Or will Citizen prevail. Let’s see. The vote is on. (The results of voting for every couple will be frozen a week after start, so you can still vote for the first two pairs of sweet 16)