Which is cheaper, the Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch or the Grand Seiko SBGH289?

At MSRP the Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch is the cheaper of the two at $949, against $7,700 for the Grand Seiko SBGH289 — a $6,751 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch or the Grand Seiko SBGH289?

The Grand Seiko SBGH289 wears larger at 43.8mm versus 39mm for the Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch — a 4.8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch or the Grand Seiko SBGH289?

The Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Grand Seiko SBGH289.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch or the Grand Seiko SBGH289?

The Grand Seiko SBGH289 carries a 55-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch.

What movement does the Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGH289?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch uses the Sellita SW200 and the Grand Seiko SBGH289 uses the 9S85.

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Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive WatchvsGrand Seiko SBGH289

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Santurce Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch

picua

MSRP $949

Grand Seiko SBGH289

sbgh289g

MSRP $7,700

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At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch39mm

SBGH28943.8mm

Power Reserve

Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch40h

SBGH28955h

Water Resistance

Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch300m

SBGH289200m

MSRP

Picúa — Swiss Automatic Dive Watch$949

SBGH289$7,700

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

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Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

9S85

Power Reserve

40h

55h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$949

$7,700

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