Which is cheaper, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $3,550 for the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME — a $3,000 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon or the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME?

The Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME 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 SPIRIT ZULU TIME?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon uses the SII NH35A and the Longines SPIRIT ZULU TIME uses the L844.4.

Side by side

Spinnaker Tesei Forged CarbonvsLongines SPIRIT ZULU TIME

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 SPIRIT ZULU TIME

L3.812.4.50.6

MSRP $3,550

At a glance

21 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

SPIRIT ZULU TIME42mm

Power Reserve

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

SPIRIT ZULU TIME72h

Water Resistance

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

SPIRIT ZULU TIME100m

MSRP

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

SPIRIT ZULU TIME$3,550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Both sides

Dial Color

White

Black

Indices

Applied

Applied Arabic numerals

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

7 specs

Caliber

SII NH35A

L844.4

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, 24 hours hand with time zone mechanism

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$3,550

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