Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $740 for the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz — a $190 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz runs a meca-quartz caliber (Seiko VK64), while the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono MecaquartzvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz

MSRP $740

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

MSRP $550

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz38mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz40h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz100m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz$740

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Blue

White

Lume

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Seiko VK64

SII NH35A

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Complications

Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$740

$550

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