Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot PR516?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $2,150 for the Tissot PR516 — a $1,600 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot PR516?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 41mm for the Tissot PR516 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot PR516?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Tissot PR516.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Tissot PR516?

The Tissot PR516 carries a 68-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon run compared to the Tissot PR516?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A and the Tissot PR516 uses the Valjoux.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsTissot PR516

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

Tissot PR516

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MSRP $2,150

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

PR51641mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

PR51668h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

PR516100m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

PR516$2,150

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Indices

Applied

Indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

Valjoux

Power Reserve

40h

68h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$2,150

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