Which is cheaper, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $5,460 for the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco — a $4,910 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Christopher Ward The C12 Loco wears larger at 47.5mm versus 43mm for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a 4.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Christopher Ward The C12 Loco carries a 144-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco uses the CW-003 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Christopher Ward The C12 LocovsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Christopher Ward The C12 Loco

C12-41H6D1-S00B0-B0

MSRP $5,460

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

The C12 Loco47.5mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

The C12 Loco144h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

The C12 Loco30m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

The C12 Loco$5,460

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Blue

White

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

CW-003

SII NH35A

Beat Rate

4 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

144h

40h

Jewels

Complications

Moonphase, Day-date, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$5,460

$550

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