Which is cheaper, the Citizen Zenshin Mechanical or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Citizen Zenshin Mechanical is the cheaper of the two at $488, against $550 for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a $63 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Citizen Zenshin Mechanical or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 40.5mm for the Citizen Zenshin Mechanical — a 2.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Citizen Zenshin Mechanical or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Citizen Zenshin Mechanical.

What movement does the Citizen Zenshin Mechanical run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Citizen Zenshin Mechanical uses the 8213 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Citizen Zenshin MechanicalvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Citizen Zenshin Mechanical

NJ0180

MSRP $488

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

MSRP $550

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Zenshin Mechanical40.5mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Zenshin Mechanical40h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Zenshin Mechanical100m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Zenshin Mechanical$488

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Blue

White

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

8213

SII NH35A

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$488

$550

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