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

At MSRP the Roue SSD is the cheaper of the two at $240, against $700 for the Traska Summiteer Charcoal — a $460 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

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

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

The Traska Summiteer Charcoal is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Roue SSD.

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

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

Side by side

Roue SSDvsTraska Summiteer 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 Summiteer Charcoal

SUM-38-BLK-V6

MSRP $700

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At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

SSD41.5mm

Summiteer Charcoal40mm

Power Reserve

SSD—

Summiteer Charcoal42h

Water Resistance

SSD50m

Summiteer Charcoal100m

MSRP

SSD$240

Summiteer Charcoal$700

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

—

Underside

Dial Color

Black

Burgundy

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

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

$700

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