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Spinnaker Hull California (Popeye Navy)vsZelos Starfighter Chronograph

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

Hull California (Popeye Navy)
SpinnakerHull California (Popeye Navy)
MSRP $375
Starfighter Chronograph
ZelosStarfighter Chronograph
MSRP $1,799

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Hull California (Popeye Navy)42mm
Starfighter Chronograph41mm
Power Reserve
Hull California (Popeye Navy)40h
Starfighter Chronograph40h
Water Resistance
Hull California (Popeye Navy)100m
Starfighter Chronograph50m
MSRP
Hull California (Popeye Navy)$375
Starfighter Chronograph$1,799

Full specifications

Case

5 specs
Category
Diver
Chronograph
Diameter
42mm
41mm
Thickness
15mm
11mm
Lug-to-Lug
47.5mm
41mm
Water Resistance
100m
50m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs
Dial Color
Popeye Navy
Spitfire LE

Movement

1 specs
Caliber
SII NH35A
ETA 2894 Élaboré

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$375
$1,799

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What people say

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Spinnaker Hull California (Popeye Navy)

The Spinnaker Hull California (Popeye Navy) is noted for its unique design, featuring Popeye's arms as hands, which appeals to owners seeking a bold, quirky piece. Some owners appreciate the watch's solid build, textured dial, applied indices, and applied logo, along with decent SuperLuminova lume on the hands and indices. The watch utilizes a Seiko NH35 movement with a power reserve around 40-41 hours. One owner points out an anatomical inaccuracy in the Popeye depiction, with both characters shown with two right arms. Another reviewer notes the 42mm cushion case has a noticeable 15.7mm thickness.

Zelos Starfighter Chronograph

Owners find the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph appealing, with one noting the beauty of the Aventurine dial and another praising the blue dial and lumed subdials. One owner is selling the watch to acquire other chronographs. Overall, owners appreciate the aesthetic appeal of the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph, particularly its dial options and lumed subdials.

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