Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $750 for the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER — a $200 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 41.4mm for the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER — a 1.6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 10m for the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER.

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon run compared to the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic caliber (SII NH35A), while the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER runs a quartz (V192).

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsSeiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER

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

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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MSRP $550

Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER

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MSRP $750

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Prospex SPEEDTIMER41.4mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Prospex SPEEDTIMER40h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

Prospex SPEEDTIMER100m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Prospex SPEEDTIMER$750

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Curved

AR Coating

Inner

Anti-reflective coating on inner surface

Dial Color

White

Black

Lume

None

LumiBrite on hands and index(es)

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

V192

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$750

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