Which is cheaper, the Traska Seafarer Charcoal or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $665 for the Traska Seafarer Charcoal — a $115 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Traska Seafarer Charcoal or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 40mm for the Traska Seafarer Charcoal — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Traska Seafarer Charcoal or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 150m for the Traska Seafarer Charcoal.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Traska Seafarer Charcoal or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Traska Seafarer Charcoal carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Traska Seafarer Charcoal run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Traska Seafarer Charcoal uses the 9039 and the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A.

Side by side

Traska Seafarer CharcoalvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

Traska Seafarer Charcoal

SEA-BLK-V3

MSRP $665

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

MSRP $550

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Seafarer Charcoal40mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

Seafarer Charcoal42h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

Seafarer Charcoal150m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

Seafarer Charcoal$665

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

40mm

43mm

Thickness

12mm

16mm

Lug-to-Lug

46mm

52mm

Lug Width

20mm

22mm

Finish

Brushed + Polished

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

150m

300m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Lume

Super-LumiNova BGW9

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

9039

SII NH35A

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Jewels

Complications

Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$665

$550

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