Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern — a $1,445 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century ModernvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern

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MSRP $1,995

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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MSRP $550

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Mid-Century Modern38mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Mid-Century Modern45h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Mid-Century Modern100m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Mid-Century Modern$1,995

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

White

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

SII NH35A

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$550

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