Which is cheaper, the Laco Birmingham 36 or the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

At MSRP the Laco Birmingham 36 is the cheaper of the two at $460, against $700 for the Traska Summiteer Charcoal — a $240 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Laco Birmingham 36 or the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

The Traska Summiteer Charcoal wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Laco Birmingham 36 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Laco Birmingham 36 run compared to the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Laco Birmingham 36 uses the Miyota 821A and the Traska Summiteer Charcoal uses the Miyota 9039.

Side by side

Laco Birmingham 36vsTraska Summiteer Charcoal

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

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Laco Birmingham 36

861801

MSRP $460

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Traska Summiteer Charcoal

SUM-38-BLK-V6

MSRP $700

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At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Birmingham 3636mm

Summiteer Charcoal40mm

Power Reserve

Birmingham 36—

Summiteer Charcoal42h

Water Resistance

Birmingham 36—

Summiteer Charcoal100m

MSRP

Birmingham 36$460

Summiteer Charcoal$700

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

—

Underside

Dial Color

—

Burgundy

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Miyota 821A

Miyota 9039

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

None

Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$460

$700

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