Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Oblvlo NM Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $210 for the Oblvlo NM Automatic — a $60 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Oblvlo NM Automatic?

The Oblvlo NM Automatic 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 Oblvlo NM Automatic?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Oblvlo NM Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Oblvlo NM Automatic?

The Oblvlo NM Automatic carries a 50-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Oblvlo NM Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Oblvlo NM Automatic uses the Seiko NH39.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsOblvlo NM 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

Oblvlo NM Automatic

MSRP $210

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

NM Automatic40mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

NM Automatic50h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

NM Automatic50m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

NM Automatic$210

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Seiko NH39

Power Reserve

40h

50h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$210

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