Which is cheaper, the Hamilton American Classic Vintage Quartz or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $775 for the Hamilton American Classic Vintage Quartz — a $225 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hamilton American Classic Vintage Quartz or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 15mm for the Hamilton American Classic Vintage Quartz — a 28mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Hamilton American Classic Vintage Quartz or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Hamilton American Classic Vintage Quartz.

What movement does the Hamilton American Classic Vintage Quartz run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Hamilton American Classic Vintage Quartz runs a quartz caliber (280.002), while the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

Hamilton American Classic Vintage QuartzvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Hamilton American Classic Vintage Quartz

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MSRP $775

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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MSRP $550

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

American Classic Vintage Quartz15mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

American Classic Vintage Quartz40h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

American Classic Vintage Quartz50m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

American Classic Vintage Quartz$775

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Black

White

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

280.002

SII NH35A

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$775

$550

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