Which is cheaper, the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

At MSRP the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 is the cheaper of the two at $1,835, against $4,180 for the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax — a $2,345 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Venezianico Bucintoro 42.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax carries a 58-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Venezianico Bucintoro 42.

What movement does the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 run compared to the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 uses the Seiko NE88 and the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax uses the Sellita SW510 BH a.

Side by side

Venezianico Bucintoro 42vsFortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax

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

Venezianico Bucintoro 42

bucintoro-42-8221510

MSRP $1,835

Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax

F-43 Bicompax

MSRP $4,180

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Bucintoro 4242mm

Flieger F-43 Bicompax43mm

Power Reserve

Bucintoro 4240h

Flieger F-43 Bicompax58h

Water Resistance

Bucintoro 42100m

Flieger F-43 Bicompax200m

MSRP

Bucintoro 42$1,835

Flieger F-43 Bicompax$4,180

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

42mm

43mm

Thickness

11.7mm

14.5mm

Lug-to-Lug

49mm

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Lug Width

20mm

22mm

Water Resistance

100m

200m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

Original

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Seiko NE88

Sellita SW510 BH a

Power Reserve

40h

58h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,835

$4,180

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