Which is cheaper, the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

At MSRP the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane is the cheaper of the two at $345, against $415 for the Seiko Essentials Chronograph — a $70 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

The Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane wears larger at 46mm versus 40mm for the Seiko Essentials Chronograph — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

The Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane is rated to 50m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Chronograph.

What movement does the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane run compared to the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane uses the Ronda 515 and the Seiko Essentials Chronograph uses the 8T63.

Side by side

Mr Jones Watches Paper CranevsSeiko Essentials Chronograph

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

Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane

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MSRP $345

Seiko Essentials Chronograph

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MSRP $415

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Paper Crane46mm

Essentials Chronograph40mm

Power Reserve

Paper Crane40h

Essentials Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

Paper Crane50m

Essentials Chronograph100m

MSRP

Paper Crane$345

Essentials Chronograph$415

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Standard

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda 515

8T63

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$345

$415

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