Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a $395 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon carries a 40-hour power reserve against 36 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW200 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm AutomaticvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic

Antarctic 38mm

MSRP $945

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

tesei-forged-carbon-automatic-limited-edition-white-frost-sp-5143-01

MSRP $550

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 38mm Automatic38mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 38mm Automatic36h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 38mm Automatic200m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Antarctic 38mm Automatic$945

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Brown

White

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

SII NH35A

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$550

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