Which is cheaper, the Roue SSD or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

At MSRP the Roue SSD is the cheaper of the two at $240, against $665 for the Traska Seafarer Charcoal — a $425 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Roue SSD or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Roue SSD wears larger at 41.5mm versus 40mm for the Traska Seafarer Charcoal — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Roue SSD or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal is rated to 150m versus 50m for the Roue SSD.

What movement does the Roue SSD run compared to the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Roue SSD runs a quartz caliber (Seiko VD78), while the Traska Seafarer Charcoal runs a automatic (Miyota 9039).

Side by side

Roue SSDvsTraska Seafarer Charcoal

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

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Roue SSD

MSRP $240

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Traska Seafarer Charcoal

SEA-BLK-V3

MSRP $665

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At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

SSD41.5mm

Seafarer Charcoal40mm

Power Reserve

SSD—

Seafarer Charcoal42h

Water Resistance

SSD50m

Seafarer Charcoal150m

MSRP

SSD$240

Seafarer Charcoal$665

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

—

Underside

Dial Color

Black

White

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova BGW9

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Seiko VD78

Miyota 9039

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

None

Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$240

$665

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