Which is cheaper, the Duxot Tortuga or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

At MSRP the Duxot Tortuga is the cheaper of the two at $169, against $2,414 for the Formex Reef 42 mm — a $2,245 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Duxot Tortuga or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Duxot Tortuga wears larger at 45mm versus 42mm for the Formex Reef 42 mm — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Duxot Tortuga or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Duxot Tortuga.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Duxot Tortuga or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm carries a 56-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Duxot Tortuga.

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Duxot TortugavsFormex Reef 42 mm

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

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Duxot Tortuga

DX-2026-11

MSRP $169

Formex Reef 42 mm

reef-42mm-automatic-cosc-300m-black

MSRP $2,414

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tortuga45mm

Reef 42 mm42mm

Power Reserve

Tortuga40h

Reef 42 mm56h

Water Resistance

Tortuga200m

Reef 42 mm300m

MSRP

Tortuga$169

Reef 42 mm$2,414

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

45mm

42mm

Thickness

14mm

11.4mm

Lug-to-Lug

52mm

47mm

Lug Width

—

22mm

Finish

Stainless Steel

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

200m

300m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

—

Inner

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

—

Sellita SW300-1

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

40h

56h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$169

$2,414

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