Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $2,600 for the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION — a $2,050 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 39mm for the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

The Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION carries a 72-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon.

What movement does the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon run compared to the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A and the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION uses the L888.5.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsLongines ELEGANT COLLECTION

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

Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

MSRP $550

Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION

L4.910.4.99.6

MSRP $2,600

At a glance

22 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

ELEGANT COLLECTION39mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

ELEGANT COLLECTION72h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

ELEGANT COLLECTION30m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

ELEGANT COLLECTION$2,600

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

White

Blue

Indices

Applied

Diamond indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

7 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

L888.5

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

25,200 vph

Power Reserve

40h

72h

Jewels

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Complications

None

Hours, minutes, seconds and date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$2,600

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