Which is cheaper, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $5,715 for the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow — a $5,165 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow wears larger at 44.5mm versus 43mm for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow carries a 120-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow uses the CW-001 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Christopher Ward Twelve X Black ShadowvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow

C12-41A5D1-SD0K0-RK

MSRP $5,715

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

MSRP $550

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Twelve X Black Shadow44.5mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Twelve X Black Shadow120h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Twelve X Black Shadow100m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Twelve X Black Shadow$5,715

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

White

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

CW-001

SII NH35A

Beat Rate

4 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

120h

40h

Jewels

Complications

Moonphase

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$5,715

$550

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