Which is cheaper, the Orion Watches Tesseract or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $3,850 for the Orion Watches Tesseract — a $3,535 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Orion Watches Tesseract or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic wears larger at 41.2mm versus 39mm for the Orion Watches Tesseract — a 2.2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Orion Watches Tesseract or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Orion Watches Tesseract is rated to 100m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Orion Watches Tesseract or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic carries a 41-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Orion Watches Tesseract.

What movement does the Orion Watches Tesseract run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Orion Watches Tesseract uses the Miyota 9039 and the Seiko Essentials Automatic uses the 4R35.

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Orion Watches Tesseract

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MSRP $3,850

Seiko Essentials Automatic

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MSRP $315

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At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesseract39mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

Tesseract40h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

Tesseract100m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

Tesseract$3,850

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Dial Color

Blue

Black

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9039

4R35

Power Reserve

40h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,850

$315

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