Which is cheaper, the Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $4,840 for the Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT — a $4,525 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT wears larger at 43mm versus 41.2mm for the Seiko Essentials Automatic — a 1.8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT is rated to 200m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT carries a 56-hour power reserve against 41 hours on the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

What movement does the Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT uses the Sellita SW330-2 and the Seiko Essentials Automatic uses the 4R35.

Side by side

Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMTvsSeiko Essentials Automatic

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

Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT

F-43 Triple-GMT

MSRP $4,840

Seiko Essentials Automatic

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MSRP $315

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT43mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT56h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT200m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

Flieger F-43 Triple-GMT$4,840

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Dial Color

Original

Black

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW330-2

4R35

Power Reserve

56h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,840

$315

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