Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot Chrono XL Classic?

At MSRP the Tissot Chrono XL Classic is the cheaper of the two at $495, against $550 for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a $55 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot Chrono XL Classic?

The Tissot Chrono XL Classic wears larger at 45mm versus 43mm for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot Chrono XL Classic?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Tissot Chrono XL Classic.

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon run compared to the Tissot Chrono XL Classic?

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

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsTissot Chrono XL Classic

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

Tissot Chrono XL Classic

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MSRP $495

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Chrono XL Classic45mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Chrono XL Classic40h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

Chrono XL Classic100m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Chrono XL Classic$495

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Dial Color

White

Silver

Indices

Applied

Arabic

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$495

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