Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $3,800 for the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH — a $3,250 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH?

The Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH wears larger at 44mm versus 43mm for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH?

The Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH carries a 66-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 MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A and the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH uses the L688.5.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsLongines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH

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 MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH

L2.859.4.92.0

MSRP $3,800

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH44mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH66h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH30m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

MASTER COLLECTION CHRONOGRAPH$3,800

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

White

Blue

Indices

Applied

Applied indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

L688.5

Power Reserve

40h

66h

Jewels

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Complications

None

Hours, minutes, small seconds at 9 o'clock and date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$3,800

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