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

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $625 for the Seiko Coutura — a $75 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

The Seiko Coutura wears larger at 45.3mm versus 43mm for the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon — a 2.3mm difference across the dial.

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

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

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

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic caliber (SII NH35A), while the Seiko Coutura runs a quartz (8B92).

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsSeiko Coutura

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 Coutura

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MSRP $625

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Coutura45.3mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Coutura40h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

Coutura100m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Coutura$625

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

White

Black

Lume

None

LumiBrite on hands and index(es)

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

8B92

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$625

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