Which is cheaper, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $1,800 for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a $1,250 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 36mm for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a 7mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's AutomaticvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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MSRP $1,800

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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MSRP $550

At a glance

6 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic36mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic$1,800

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

36mm

43mm

Thickness

18mm

16mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

52mm

Lug Width

18mm

22mm

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

SII NH35A

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,800

$550

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