Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Lorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $2,750 for the Lorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH — a $2,600 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Lorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 wears larger at 38mm versus 37mm for the Lorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Lorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH?

The Lorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH is rated to 510m versus 100m for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Lorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Lorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH uses the SW510.

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Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsLorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH

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Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8

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MSRP $150

Lorca MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH

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MSRP $2,750

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH37mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH510m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

MODEL No.2 CHRONOGRAPH$2,750

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

SW510

Complications

None

GMT, Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$2,750

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