Which is cheaper, the Venezianico Arsenale 37 or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $985 for the Venezianico Arsenale 37 — a $670 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Venezianico Arsenale 37 or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic wears larger at 41.2mm versus 37mm for the Venezianico Arsenale 37 — a 4.2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Venezianico Arsenale 37 or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Venezianico Arsenale 37 is rated to 100m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Venezianico Arsenale 37 or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic carries a 41-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Venezianico Arsenale 37.

What movement does the Venezianico Arsenale 37 run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Venezianico Arsenale 37 uses the Miyota 9039 and the Seiko Essentials Automatic uses the 4R35.

Side by side

Venezianico Arsenale 37vsSeiko Essentials Automatic

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

Venezianico Arsenale 37

arsenale-37-6121501c

MSRP $985

Seiko Essentials Automatic

srph87

MSRP $315

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Arsenale 3737mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

Arsenale 3740h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

Arsenale 37100m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

Arsenale 37$985

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

3 specs

Diameter

37mm

41.2mm

Thickness

9mm

11.8mm

Lug-to-Lug

41.1mm

48.5mm

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9039

4R35

Power Reserve

40h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$985

$315

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