Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $850 for the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss — a $535 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss wears larger at 43mm versus 41.2mm for the Seiko Essentials Automatic — a 1.8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss is rated to 300m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic carries a 41-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss.

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Seiko Essentials Automatic uses the 4R35.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Bronze SwissvsSeiko Essentials Automatic

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

Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss

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MSRP $850

Seiko Essentials Automatic

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MSRP $315

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Bronze Swiss43mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Bronze Swiss40h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

Tesei Bronze Swiss300m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

Tesei Bronze Swiss$850

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Dial Color

Green

Black

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

4R35

Power Reserve

40h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$850

$315

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