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

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $3,450 for the Longines FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE — a $2,900 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 38.5mm for the Longines FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE — a 4.5mm difference across the dial.

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

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

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

The Longines FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE 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 HERITAGE MOONPHASE?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A and the Longines FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE uses the L899.5.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsLongines FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE

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 HERITAGE MOONPHASE

L4.815.4.78.2

MSRP $3,450

At a glance

22 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE38.5mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE72h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE30m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

FLAGSHIP HERITAGE MOONPHASE$3,450

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Both sides

Dial Color

White

Ivory

Indices

Applied

Applied indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

7 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

L899.5

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

25,200 vph

Power Reserve

40h

72h

Jewels

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Complications

None

Hours, minutes, seconds, moon phase display and date indicated by small hand at

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$3,450

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