Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

At MSRP the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar is the cheaper of the two at $329, against $550 for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a $221 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 40mm for the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar.

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon run compared to the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic caliber (SII NH35A), while the Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar runs a quartz.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsVaer C5 Recon Field Solar

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

Vaer C5 Recon Field Solar

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MSRP $329

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

C5 Recon Field Solar40mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

C5 Recon Field Solar40h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

C5 Recon Field Solar100m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

C5 Recon Field Solar$329

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

White

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$329

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