Which is cheaper, the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 or the Baltic HMS 003?

At MSRP the Baltic HMS 003 is the cheaper of the two at $416, against $1,835 for the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 — a $1,419 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 or the Baltic HMS 003?

The Venezianico Bucintoro 42 wears larger at 42mm versus 36mm for the Baltic HMS 003 — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 or the Baltic HMS 003?

The Venezianico Bucintoro 42 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Baltic HMS 003.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 or the Baltic HMS 003?

The Baltic HMS 003 carries a 60-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Venezianico Bucintoro 42.

What movement does the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 run compared to the Baltic HMS 003?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Venezianico Bucintoro 42 uses the Seiko NE88 and the Baltic HMS 003 uses the Miyota 8315.

Side by side

Venezianico Bucintoro 42vsBaltic HMS 003

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

Baltic HMS 003

hms-003-blue-gilt

MSRP $416

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Bucintoro 4242mm

HMS 00336mm

Power Reserve

Bucintoro 4240h

HMS 00360h

Water Resistance

Bucintoro 42100m

HMS 00350m

MSRP

Bucintoro 42$1,835

HMS 003$416

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hesalite

Dial Color

Black

Blue Gilt

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NE88

Miyota 8315

Power Reserve

40h

60h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,835

$416

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