Which is cheaper, the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon is the cheaper of the two at $195, against $315 for the Seiko Essentials Automatic — a $120 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic wears larger at 41.2mm versus 40mm for the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon — a 1.2mm difference across the dial.

Side by side

Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoonvsSeiko Essentials Automatic

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic carries a 41-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon.

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

Mr Jones Watches A perfectly useless afternoon

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MSRP $195

Seiko Essentials Automatic

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MSRP $315

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

A perfectly useless afternoon40mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

A perfectly useless afternoon40h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

A perfectly useless afternoon—

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

A perfectly useless afternoon$195

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Dial Color

Standard

Black

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

—

4R35

Power Reserve

40h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$195

$315

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