Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Venezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $1,250 for the Venezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli — a $1,100 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Venezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli?

The Venezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Venezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli?

The Venezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli 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 Venezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Venezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli uses the Sellita SW200-1.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsVenezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli

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

Venezianico Nereide Lapislazzuli

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MSRP $1,250

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Nereide Lapislazzuli42mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Nereide Lapislazzuli40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Nereide Lapislazzuli200m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Nereide Lapislazzuli$1,250

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Sellita SW200-1

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$1,250

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