Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

At MSRP the Praesidus A-11 SAIT is the cheaper of the two at $300, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a $645 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus A-11 SAIT.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

The Praesidus A-11 SAIT 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 A-11 SAIT?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW200 and the Praesidus A-11 SAIT uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm AutomaticvsPraesidus A-11 SAIT

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 A-11 SAIT

P-38-SA-MB-SDCSG

MSRP $300

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 38mm Automatic38mm

A-11 SAIT38mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 38mm Automatic36h

A-11 SAIT40h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 38mm Automatic200m

A-11 SAIT100m

MSRP

Antarctic 38mm Automatic$945

A-11 SAIT$300

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Brown

SAIT

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$300

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