Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $5,000 for the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux — a $4,450 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux carries a 48-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux runs a manual caliber (Valjoux 23), while the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster ValjouxvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux

Chronomaster Valjoux

MSRP $5,000

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

tesei-forged-carbon-automatic-limited-edition-white-frost-sp-5143-01

MSRP $550

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chronomaster Valjoux38mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Chronomaster Valjoux48h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Chronomaster Valjoux100m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Chronomaster Valjoux$5,000

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

White

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Valjoux 23

SII NH35A

Type

Manual

Automatic

Power Reserve

48h

40h

Complications

GMT, Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$5,000

$550

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