Which is cheaper, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $3,299 for the Henry Archer Nordlys — a $2,749 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the Henry Archer Nordlys — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Henry Archer Nordlys.

What movement does the Henry Archer Nordlys run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Henry Archer Nordlys uses the Miyota 9015 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Henry Archer NordlysvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Henry Archer Nordlys

5744002550358

MSRP $3,299

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

MSRP $550

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Nordlys42mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Nordlys40h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Nordlys200m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Nordlys$3,299

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

42mm

43mm

Thickness

11mm

16mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

52mm

Lug Width

20mm

22mm

Water Resistance

200m

300m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Dial Color

Blue

White

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

SII NH35A

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,299

$550

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