Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm?

At MSRP the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a $395 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm?

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm?

The Praesidus Low W&t 38mm carries a 40-hour power reserve against 36 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic run compared to the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW200 and the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm AutomaticvsPraesidus Low W&t 38mm

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

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic

Antarctic 38mm

MSRP $945

Praesidus Low W&t 38mm

P-38-C47-C-DBRSG

MSRP $550

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 38mm Automatic38mm

Low W&t 38mm38mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 38mm Automatic36h

Low W&t 38mm40h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 38mm Automatic200m

Low W&t 38mm100m

MSRP

Antarctic 38mm Automatic$945

Low W&t 38mm$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Brown

Low W&T 38mm

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$550

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