Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus Neptune 44?

At MSRP the Praesidus Neptune 44 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 is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus Neptune 44?

The Praesidus Neptune 44 wears larger at 44mm versus 38mm for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic or the Praesidus Neptune 44?

The Praesidus Neptune 44 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 Neptune 44?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW200 and the Praesidus Neptune 44 uses the Miyota 9039.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 38mm AutomaticvsPraesidus Neptune 44

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 Neptune 44

neptune-44-brown

MSRP $550

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 38mm Automatic38mm

Neptune 4444mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 38mm Automatic36h

Neptune 4440h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 38mm Automatic200m

Neptune 44200m

MSRP

Antarctic 38mm Automatic$945

Neptune 44$550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Brown

Patina

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

Miyota 9039

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$550

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