Which is cheaper, the Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $1,495 for the Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights — a $945 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 42.6mm for the Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights — a 0.4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights uses the 9051 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Citizen Series 8 890 City LightsvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Citizen Series 8 890 City Lights

NB6062

MSRP $1,495

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

tesei-forged-carbon-automatic-limited-edition-white-frost-sp-5143-01

MSRP $550

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Series 8 890 City Lights42.6mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Series 8 890 City Lights42h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Series 8 890 City Lights200m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Series 8 890 City Lights$1,495

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Champagne

White

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

9051

SII NH35A

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,495

$550

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