Which is cheaper, the Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition or the Grand Seiko SBGW281?

At MSRP the Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition is the cheaper of the two at $4,500, against $4,900 for the Grand Seiko SBGW281 — a $400 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition or the Grand Seiko SBGW281?

The Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition wears larger at 42mm versus 37.3mm for the Grand Seiko SBGW281 — a 4.7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition or the Grand Seiko SBGW281?

The Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Grand Seiko SBGW281.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition or the Grand Seiko SBGW281?

The Grand Seiko SBGW281 carries a 72-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition.

What movement does the Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGW281?

Both watches run manual movements — the Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition uses the Lemania 1873 and the Grand Seiko SBGW281 uses the 9S64.

Side by side

Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited EditionvsGrand Seiko SBGW281

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

Venezianico Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition

bucintoro-1969-limited-edition

MSRP $4,500

Grand Seiko SBGW281

sbgw281g

MSRP $4,900

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition42mm

SBGW28137.3mm

Power Reserve

Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition40h

SBGW28172h

Water Resistance

Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition100m

SBGW28130m

MSRP

Bucintoro 1969 - Limited Edition$4,500

SBGW281$4,900

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Lemania 1873

9S64

Power Reserve

40h

72h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,500

$4,900

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