Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

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

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Vaer Design Navy Solar — a 2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35), while the Vaer Design Navy Solar runs a quartz.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsVaer Design Navy Solar

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

Vaer Design Navy Solar

c3-design-navy-usa-solar

MSRP $299

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Design Navy Solar36mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Design Navy Solar40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Design Navy Solar100m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Design Navy Solar$299

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

38mm

36mm

Thickness

11mm

10.4mm

Lug-to-Lug

45mm

43mm

Lug Width

18mm

20mm

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Navy

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$299

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