Which is cheaper, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

At MSRP the Praesidus A-11 SAIT is the cheaper of the two at $300, against $899 for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER — a $599 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER wears larger at 45mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus A-11 SAIT — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

The Praesidus A-11 SAIT is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus A-11 SAIT.

What movement does the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER run compared to the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

Both watches run automatic movements — the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER uses the CD-08 and the Praesidus A-11 SAIT uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

CIGA Design TIME CIPHERvsPraesidus A-11 SAIT

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

CIGA Design TIME CIPHER

automatic-wandering-hour-watch-time-cipher

MSRP $899

Praesidus A-11 SAIT

P-38-SA-MB-SDCSG

MSRP $300

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

TIME CIPHER45mm

A-11 SAIT38mm

Power Reserve

TIME CIPHER42h

A-11 SAIT40h

Water Resistance

TIME CIPHER50m

A-11 SAIT100m

MSRP

TIME CIPHER$899

A-11 SAIT$300

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Carbon

SAIT

Lume

Swiss Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

CD-08

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$899

$300

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