Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $680 for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a $130 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 38mm Automatic run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Praesidus 38mm AutomaticvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

MSRP $550

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

38mm Automatic38mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

38mm Automatic40h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

38mm Automatic100m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

38mm Automatic$680

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

38mm Automatic

White

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

SII NH35A

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$550

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