Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Geckota Pioneer Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $299 for the Geckota Pioneer Automatic — a $149 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Geckota Pioneer Automatic?

The Geckota Pioneer Automatic wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Geckota Pioneer Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Geckota Pioneer Automatic uses the NH35.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsGeckota Pioneer Automatic

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

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8

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MSRP $150

Geckota Pioneer Automatic

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MSRP $299

At a glance

7 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Pioneer Automatic42mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Pioneer Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Pioneer Automatic100m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Pioneer Automatic$299

Full specifications

Case

3 specs

Diameter

38mm

42mm

Thickness

11mm

14mm

Lug Width

18mm

22mm

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

NH35

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$299

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