Which is cheaper, the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour or the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat?

At MSRP the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat is the cheaper of the two at $2,520, against $4,498 for the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour — a $1,978 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour or the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat?

The Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour wears larger at 40.5mm versus 32.8mm for the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat — a 7.7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour or the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat?

The NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat is rated to 50m versus 10m for the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour or the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat?

The NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat carries a 43 hours-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour.

What movement does the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour run compared to the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat?

The Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour runs a automatic caliber (Sellita SW200), while the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat runs a manual (Alpha | manual).

Side by side

Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump HourvsNOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat

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

Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour

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MSRP $4,498

NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat

126

MSRP $2,520

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour40.5mm

Tangente 33 karat32.8mm

Power Reserve

Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour40h

Tangente 33 karat43 hoursh

Water Resistance

Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour10m

Tangente 33 karat50m

MSRP

Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour$4,498

Tangente 33 karat$2,520

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Diameter

40.5mm

32.8mm

Thickness

12.8mm

6.5mm

Lug-to-Lug

47mm

42.2mm

Lug Width

20mm

17mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

Brushed and polished

—

Water Resistance

10m

50m

Caseback

Solid

—

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

Blue

Gold

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

Alpha | manual

Type

Automatic

Manual

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

21,600 vph

Power Reserve

40h

43 hoursh

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,498

$2,520

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What people say

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Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour

Owners widely praise the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour's stunning aventurine dial and vintage-modern aesthetic, with some noting excellent finishing. Reviewers highlight its fun dial visuals and unique in-house jump hour module. Owners are split on legibility with the jump hour complication, and some find the 12.8mm thickness substantial for some wrists. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour highly for its unique dial and jump hour complication, despite some concerns about thickness and legibility.

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NOMOS Glashütte Tangente 33 karat

Owners widely praise the NOMOS Glashütte Tangente's vintage, preppy aesthetic, with the 33mm version's smaller size making its polished case reflections less showy and more eye-catching. The power reserve on this model is 44.5 hours. Owners are split on sizing, with some finding the 33mm not much smaller than the 35mm, while others note that the long lugs can make even smaller models wear larger, potentially posing an issue for wrists around 6 inches.

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