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

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $885 for the Venezianico Arsenale Ultrablack — a $570 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

The Seiko Essentials Automatic wears larger at 41.2mm versus 40mm for the Venezianico Arsenale Ultrablack — a 1.2mm difference across the dial.

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

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

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

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

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

Both watches run automatic movements — the Venezianico Arsenale Ultrablack uses the Miyota 9029 and the Seiko Essentials Automatic uses the 4R35.

Side by side

Venezianico Arsenale UltrablackvsSeiko Essentials Automatic

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

Venezianico Arsenale Ultrablack

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MSRP $885

Seiko Essentials Automatic

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MSRP $315

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Arsenale Ultrablack40mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

Arsenale Ultrablack40h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

Arsenale Ultrablack100m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

Arsenale Ultrablack$885

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

3 specs

Diameter

40mm

41.2mm

Thickness

8.95mm

11.8mm

Lug-to-Lug

44mm

48.5mm

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9029

4R35

Power Reserve

40h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$885

$315

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