Which is cheaper, the Fears X James Porter & Son LE or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

At MSRP the Traska Seafarer Charcoal is the cheaper of the two at $665, against $3,292 for the Fears X James Porter & Son LE — a $2,627 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears X James Porter & Son LE or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Fears X James Porter & Son LE — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears X James Porter & Son LE or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal is rated to 150m versus 10m for the Fears X James Porter & Son LE.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Fears X James Porter & Son LE or the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Fears X James Porter & Son LE.

What movement does the Fears X James Porter & Son LE run compared to the Traska Seafarer Charcoal?

The Fears X James Porter & Son LE runs a manual caliber (ETA 7001), while the Traska Seafarer Charcoal runs a automatic (9039).

Side by side

Fears X James Porter & Son LEvsTraska Seafarer Charcoal

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

Fears X James Porter & Son LE

brunswick-x-james-porter-son-limited-edition

MSRP $3,292

Traska Seafarer Charcoal

SEA-BLK-V3

MSRP $665

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

X James Porter & Son LE38mm

Seafarer Charcoal40mm

Power Reserve

X James Porter & Son LE40h

Seafarer Charcoal42h

Water Resistance

X James Porter & Son LE10m

Seafarer Charcoal150m

MSRP

X James Porter & Son LE$3,292

Seafarer Charcoal$665

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

x James Porter & Son LE

White

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova BGW9

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

ETA 7001

9039

Type

Manual

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

42h

Jewels

Complications

None

Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,292

$665

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