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Draken Tugela -vsSeiko Essentials Daywear

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Tugela -

Draken Tugela -

tugela-black

MSRP $453

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Essentials Daywear

Seiko Essentials Daywear

sur559

MSRP $325

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At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tugela -42mm

Essentials Daywear39.5mm

Power Reserve

Tugela -40h

Essentials Daywear40h

Water Resistance

Tugela -300m

Essentials Daywear100m

MSRP

Tugela -$453

Essentials Daywear$325

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Category

—

Dress

Diameter

42mm

39.5mm

Thickness

14mm

9.8mm

Lug-to-Lug

48.5mm

46.7mm

Lug Width

22mm

20mm

Water Resistance

300m

100m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

—

Black

Lume

None

LumiBrite on hands and index(es)

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

6N76

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$453

$325

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