Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a $265 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic 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 42mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW200 and the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm AutomaticvsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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 42mm Automatic

P-42-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 38mm Automatic38mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 38mm Automatic36h

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 38mm Automatic200m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Antarctic 38mm Automatic$945

42mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Brown

42mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$680

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