The Tudor Black Bay 58 Blue and the Seiko SPB143 were arguably the two most popular releases of 2020. Both are relatively affordable dive watches that offer amazing value for the brands they represent. In many ways they are quite different. One is classically Swiss and the other is classically Japanese. Both are reinterpretations of dive watch archetypes they created with the Tudor Snowflake and the Seiko 62MAS. Both are packed with great in house movements from their respective brands.
Despite their differences I think that they are comparable because I think that both of these dive watches can very easily become someone’s everyday dive watch. Both of these watches are comfortable on wrist and both of them are strap monsters. So in this video I will compare the Black Bay 58 Blue and the SPB143 and score them on a point system that I made up including nine categories (six worth 10 points, three worth 5 points). Which one will come out on top? Keep track of your own scores and let me know what you ended up with and what you think of my unexpected outcome!
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TIME STAMPS:
BB58 vs SPB143 - 00:00
Dial 10 points - 01:16
Case 10 points - 02:20
Bracelet 10 points - 04:13
Movement 10 points - 06:06
On The Wrist 10 points - 07:09
Value 10 points - 08:15
Strapmonsterability 5 points - 09:46
Uniqueness 5 points - 10:31
TWI Happy Index 5 points - 11:21
Final Score and Analysis - 12:24
DIMENSIONS:
Tudor Black Bay 58 Blue
Case width: 39mm
Lug width: 20mm
Bracelet at clasp: 16mm
Bracelet taper: 4mm
Lug to lug: 47.5mm
Bezel width: 39mm
Dial width: 30.7mm
Case thickness: 11.8mm
Midcase thickness: 6mm
Bezel height: 2.5mm
Crown diameter: 6.7mm
Power Reserve: 70 hours
Water resistance: 200m
Crystal: Domed sapphire
Movement: In-House MT5400
Seiko SPB143
Case width: 40.1mm
Lug width: 20mm
Bracelet at clasp: 18.0mm
Bracelet taper: 2mm
Spring bar/case gap: 2.5mm
Lug to lug: 47.6mm
Bezel width: 40.1mm
Dial width: 29.7mm
Case thickness: 13.9mm
Midcase thickness: 6.5mm
Bezel height: 3.7mm
Crown diameter: 6.4mm
Crown height: 3.7mm
Weight: with bracelet: 175 grams
Water resistance: 200m
Crystal: sapphire
Movement: Seiko 6R35
Power reserve: 70 hours
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