Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $650 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel — a $100 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 36mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel — a 7mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210), while the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical SteelvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Guild Mechanical Steel

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MSRP $650

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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MSRP $550

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Guild Mechanical Steel36mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Guild Mechanical Steel45h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Guild Mechanical Steel30m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Guild Mechanical Steel$650

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

—

Inner

Dial Color

Multiple

White

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210

SII NH35A

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$550

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