Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Boldr Marine?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $439 for the Boldr Marine — a $289 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Boldr Marine?

The Boldr Marine wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Boldr Marine?

The Boldr Marine is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Boldr Marine?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Boldr Marine uses the NH35A.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsBoldr Marine

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

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8

a-11-marines-blt-1-8

MSRP $150

Boldr Marine

marine-elewana

MSRP $439

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Marine40mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Marine40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Marine200m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Marine$439

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Defender Elewana

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

NH35A

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$439

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