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Spinnaker PiccardvsSeiko Essentials Daywear

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What people say

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Spinnaker Piccard

Owners widely praise the Spinnaker Piccard for its comfortable wear, excellent readability, and bold, vintage-inspired design that redefines dive watch aesthetics. However, some owners view the Spinnaker Piccard as a specialty novelty watch, describing it as huge and heavy with a large crystal that hinders legibility, making it an acquired taste. On balance, owners find the Spinnaker Piccard to be a unique dive watch with a distinctive design, though its substantial size and crystal may not suit all wearers.

Seiko Essentials Daywear

Seiko Essentials Daywear is widely praised for its exceptional value and comfortable, lightweight design, featuring a thin 8.4mm case and 100m water resistance. Owners appreciate the convenience of its quartz movement and sapphire crystal. One owner notes the titanium bracelet has larger gaps due to its smaller center link. On balance, owners rate the Seiko Essentials Daywear highly for its comfortable wearability and strong value proposition.

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Piccard45mm
Essentials Daywear39.5mm
Power Reserve
Piccard
Essentials Daywear
Water Resistance
Piccard550m
Essentials Daywear100m
MSRP
Piccard$550
Essentials Daywear$325

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Diver
Dress
Diameter
45mm
39.5mm
Thickness
21mm
9.8mm
Lug-to-Lug
52mm
46.7mm
Lug Width
22mm
20mm
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Water Resistance
550m
100m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Dial Color
Lemon Yellow
Lume
None
LumiBrite on hands and index(es)

Movement

2 specs
Caliber
NH35
6N76
Type
Automatic
Quartz

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$550
$325
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