What movement does the Knot Watches Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds run compared to the Seiko Essentials Daywear?

The Knot Watches Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds runs a automatic caliber (Miyota 8N40), while the Seiko Essentials Daywear runs a quartz (Seiko 6N76).

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Q: Which is cheaper, the Knot Watches Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds or the Seiko Essentials Daywear?

At MSRP the Knot Watches Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds is the cheaper of the two at $281, against $325 for the Seiko Essentials Daywear — a $44 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Knot Watches Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds or the Seiko Essentials Daywear?

The Seiko Essentials Daywear wears larger at 39.5mm versus 38mm for the Knot Watches Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

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MSRP $281

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MSRP $325

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At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds38mm

Essentials Daywear39.5mm

Power Reserve

Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds—

Essentials Daywear—

Water Resistance

Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds50m

Essentials Daywear100m

MSRP

Knot Timepiece Automatic Open Heart Small Seconds$281

Essentials Daywear$325

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Silver

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Lume

None

LumiBrite on hands and index(es)

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota 8N40

Seiko 6N76

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$281

$325

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