Which is cheaper, the Orient Star Heritage Gothic or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

At MSRP the Orient Star Heritage Gothic is the cheaper of the two at $525, against $665 for the Traska Seafarer Charcoal — a $140 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Orient Star Heritage Gothic or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal wears larger at 40mm versus 38.7mm for the Orient Star Heritage Gothic — a 1.3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Orient Star Heritage Gothic or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal is rated to 150m versus 50m for the Orient Star Heritage Gothic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Orient Star Heritage Gothic or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Orient Star Heritage Gothic carries a 50-hour power reserve against 42 hours on the Traska Seafarer Charcoal.

What movement does the Orient Star Heritage Gothic run compared to the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Orient Star Heritage Gothic uses the Orient F6G42 and the Traska Seafarer Charcoal uses the Miyota 9039.

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Orient Star Heritage GothicvsTraska Seafarer Charcoal

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

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Orient Star Heritage Gothic

RE-AW0003S

MSRP $525

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Traska Seafarer Charcoal

SEA-BLK-V3

MSRP $665

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At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Heritage Gothic38.7mm

Seafarer Charcoal40mm

Power Reserve

Heritage Gothic50h

Seafarer Charcoal42h

Water Resistance

Heritage Gothic50m

Seafarer Charcoal150m

MSRP

Heritage Gothic$525

Seafarer Charcoal$665

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Underside

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova BGW9

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Orient F6G42

Miyota 9039

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

50h

42h

Complications

None

Chronograph

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1 specs

MSRP

$525

$665

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