Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $2,700 for the Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC — a $2,150 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 40mm for the Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC?

The Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC carries a 72-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon run compared to the Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A and the Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC uses the L888.5.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsLongines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC

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

Longines FLAGSHIP CLASSIC

L4.984.3.08.7

MSRP $2,700

At a glance

22 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

FLAGSHIP CLASSIC40mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

FLAGSHIP CLASSIC72h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

FLAGSHIP CLASSIC30m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

FLAGSHIP CLASSIC$2,700

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

White

Brown

Indices

Applied

Diamond indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

7 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

L888.5

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

25,200 vph

Power Reserve

40h

72h

Jewels

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Complications

None

Hours, minutes, seconds and date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$2,700

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