Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $3,313 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 40mm for the Fears Archival 1930 — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Fears Archival 1930

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MSRP $3,863

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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MSRP $550

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Standard

White

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

SII NH35A

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$550

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