Which is cheaper, the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

At MSRP the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical is the cheaper of the two at $295, against $415 for the Seiko Essentials Chronograph — a $120 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical wears larger at 42mm versus 40mm for the Seiko Essentials Chronograph — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical is rated to 300m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Chronograph.

What movement does the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical run compared to the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical uses the Ronda and the Seiko Essentials Chronograph uses the 8T63.

Side by side

Smith & Bradley SANS-13 TacticalvsSeiko Essentials Chronograph

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

Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical

sans-13

MSRP $295

Seiko Essentials Chronograph

ssb451

MSRP $415

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

SANS-13 Tactical42mm

Essentials Chronograph40mm

Power Reserve

SANS-13 Tactical40h

Essentials Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

SANS-13 Tactical300m

Essentials Chronograph100m

MSRP

SANS-13 Tactical$295

Essentials Chronograph$415

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Lume

Superluminova

None

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda

8T63

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$295

$415

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