Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $550 for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a $235 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon 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 Forged Carbon or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

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

Which has a longer power reserve, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

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

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A and the Seiko Essentials Automatic uses the 4R35.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsSeiko Essentials Automatic

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

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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MSRP $550

Seiko Essentials Automatic

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MSRP $315

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Dial Color

White

Black

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

4R35

Power Reserve

40h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$315

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