Orient Star DivervsTissot Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80
Orient Star Diver
F6N47, 50 h, sapphire, 200 m, 43.6 mm
€700–760
Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80
Powermatic 80, 80 h, sapphire, 600 m, 46 mm
€730–790
The differences
- The Diver costs about €30 less than the Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80, going by the indicative price band.
- The Diver uses the F6N47 movement (Orient) and the Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80 the Powermatic 80 (ETA, Swatch Group).
- The Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80 has 30 h more power reserve: 80 h against 50 h. It survives a weekend off the wrist.
- The Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80 is water resistant to 600 m and the Diver to 200 m.
- The Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80 is larger across (46 mm against 43.6 mm) but shorter lug-to-lug (— against 51.1 mm), and lug-to-lug is what decides whether it overhangs the wrist.
- The Diver is 2.3 mm thinner (14 mm against 16.3 mm) and slips under a shirt cuff more easily.
- The Diver comes from a Japanese brand and the Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80 from a Swiss brand.
Choose the Diver
If you want to spend less and you want to wear it with a shirt.
Choose the Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80
If you want more power reserve and you have a slim wrist.
Side by side, to scale
Both drawn at the same scale from the manufacturers’ dimensions.
Figure by figure
| Figure | Orient Star Diver | Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80 |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative price band | €700–760 | €730–790 |
| Movement | F6N47 | Powermatic 80 |
| Power reserve | 50 h | 80 h |
| Beat rate | 21,600 bph | 21,600 bph |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire |
| Water resistance | 200 m | 600 m |
| Diameter | 43.6 mm | 46 mm |
| Thickness | 14 mm | 16.3 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 51.1 mm | — |
| Hacking seconds | Yes | Yes |
| Hand winding | Yes | Yes |
| Rotating bezel | Yes | Yes |
| Strap or bracelet | Steel bracelet | Rubber strap |
| Brand origin | Japan | Switzerland |
| See price on AmazonSee specs | See price on AmazonSee specs |
In red, the best figure in each row. Manufacturer data.
Frequently asked questions
Which has more power reserve, the Diver or the Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80?
The Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80, with 80 h against 50 h.
Which is less expensive?
The Orient Star Diver, with an indicative price band of €700–760 against €730–790. The exact price changes on Amazon.
Which handles water better?
The Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80, water resistant to 600 m against 200 m.
Which suits a small wrist better?
The Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional Powermatic 80, because it measures — lug-to-lug, the figure that decides whether the lugs overhang the wrist.