Specht & SöhneSP0017
Homage to the Vacheron Constantin Royal Chronometer 2215
about$276
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Specht & Söhne SP0017 is a homage to the Vacheron Constantin Royal Chronometer 2215, with the same 37 mm case size. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 50 m. It costs about $276 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 2215. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | SP0017 | Royal Chronometer 2215 (2215) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 37 mm | 37 mm | same |
| Lug-to-lug | 45 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 11 mm | ≈ 10.3 mm | +0.7 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 50 m | Not published | |
| Movement | Automatic, 8215 | Automatic, 1096 | |
| Power reserve | 42 h | Not published | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Not published | |
| Bezel | Not published | Not published | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Yes | Not published | |
| Bracelet | 316L stainless steel integrated bracelet | Steel, integrated, three-link, vertically brushed | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
- ≈ Royal Chronometer 2215, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (10.2–10.3 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Vacheron Constantin
Royal Chronometer 2215
Reference 2215, steel, silver dial, integrated steel bracelet (vintage, 1975-1977)
- Case
- 37 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- ≈ 10.3 mm
- Water resistance
- Not published
- Movement
- Automatic, 1096
- List price
- Not published
Why it scores as it does
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Lug-to-lug is neither published nor measured for one of the two watches, so there is not enough data to score.
Proportions— / 30
- Case diameter12 / 12Same size
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness4.6 / 60.7 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures— / 40
- Semi-elongated octagonal tonneau case5 / 10Octagonal case with polished bevels on a rounded-square body, about as tall as wide in the official images, so less elongated than the original's tonneau octagon.
- Gently concave bezel with bevelled edges4 / 8Octagonal bezel with a bevelled polished inner edge, but the official images show a flat bezel face, not a concave one.
- Integrated three-link bracelet, vertically brushed4 / 8Steel bracelet runs straight from the case with no visible lugs, but it has four or more narrower H-links on each side, not a three-link design.
- Vertical satin-brushed dial3 / 6Dial has vertical lines in all five colourways, but they are a raised wavy Côtes de Genève pattern, not a plain satin brush.
- Baton hands and applied baton hour markers5 / 5Steel baton hands and applied baton hour markers, with a double baton at 12.
- Date aperture at 6 o'clock1.5 / 3Framed date window sits low on the dial, near 6 but slightly toward 5 in the official images.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications8 / 8Date with centre seconds, as on the 2215.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed octagonal bezel with no rotating action, as on the original.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4316L stainless steel case and bracelet, as on the original.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Sapphire crystal with a date window; the original's record lists no crystal type, so only the date window can be compared.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 4 reviews we read or watched.
Reviewers liked the dial texture, the brushed and polished finishing of the case and the thin profile for an automatic. Two found the bracelet awkward to fit, and one called the lume weak. One said the dial pattern can look busy under some light.
Reviewers measured the case a little larger than listed: about 38 mm wide against 37 mm, and 43.7 to 44.1 mm lug to lug against 45 mm. Two reviewers found dust on the minute hand of their unit.
Good
- Thin 11 mm case for an automatic
- Vertical wavy dial finish in five colours
- Sapphire crystal and screw-down crown
- Brushed and polished case finishing, praised by reviewers
- Date window at 6
Less good
- Bracelet has little articulation and no half links, per one reviewer
- Weak lume, per one reviewer
- Two reviewers found dust on the minute hand
- Textured dial can look distracting under some light, per one reviewer
Known quality issues
Each reported by at least two independent sources.
- Dust or debris is visible on the minute hand on the reviewers' units.
Versions and colours
- Brown dial, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $276
- Wine-red dial, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $276
- Silver-white dial, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $276
- Dark-blue dial, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $276
- Green dial, steel braceletIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $276
Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.
- spechtandsohnewatches.com › products › specht-and-sohne-sp0017a1-v2-automatic
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