Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Autochron or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $2,495 for the Nivada Grenchen Autochron — a $1,945 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Autochron or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Autochron — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Autochron or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Nivada Grenchen Autochron.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Autochron or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Nivada Grenchen Autochron carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Autochron run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Autochron uses the ETA Valjoux 7750 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen AutochronvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Nivada Grenchen Autochron

Autochron

MSRP $2,495

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

MSRP $550

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Autochron38mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Autochron42h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Autochron200m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Autochron$2,495

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Dial Color

Matt Blue Small texture +Super White Lum thick Printed 7506C Super Lum. Dots +White thick Printed logo

White

Indices

Baton

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

ETA Valjoux 7750

SII NH35A

Beat Rate

28 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,495

$550

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