Which is cheaper, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace is the cheaper of the two at $210, against $269 for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a $59 gap before any retailer discounting.

What movement does the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace runs a meca-quartz caliber, while the Praesidus 42mm Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying AcevsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

Q: Which has better water resistance, the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace.

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

AVI-8 Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace

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MSRP $210

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace—

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace40h

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace50m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Flyboy Airmaster 40 Meca-Quartz Snoopy Flying Ace$210

42mm Automatic$269

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Mineral

Sapphire

Dial Color

Brown

42mm Automatic

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

—

Seiko NH35

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$210

$269

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