Which is cheaper, the Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $1,595 for the Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone — a $1,045 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 41mm for the Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone carries a 50-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone uses the 9054 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-TonevsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Citizen Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone

NB6033

MSRP $1,595

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

MSRP $550

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone41mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone50h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone100m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Series 8 880 GMT Gold-Tone$1,595

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Black

White

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

9054

SII NH35A

Power Reserve

50h

40h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,595

$550

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