Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a $395 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon carries a 40-hour power reserve against 36 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon run compared to the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A and the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW200.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsNivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic

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

Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic

Super Antarctic 38mm

MSRP $945

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic36h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Super Antarctic 38mm Automatic$945

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

White

Blue

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

Sellita SW200

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

4 vph

Power Reserve

40h

36h

Jewels

Complications

None

GMT

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$945

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