Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot Tradition?

At MSRP the Tissot Tradition is the cheaper of the two at $450, against $550 for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a $100 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot Tradition?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the Tissot Tradition — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot Tradition?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Tissot Tradition.

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon run compared to the Tissot Tradition?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic caliber (SII NH35A), while the Tissot Tradition runs a quartz.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsTissot Tradition

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

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

tesei-forged-carbon-automatic-limited-edition-white-frost-sp-5143-01

MSRP $550

Tissot Tradition

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MSRP $450

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Tradition42mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Tradition40h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

Tradition30m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Tradition$450

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

Dial Color

White

Silver

Indices

Applied

Roman and indexes

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$450

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