Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue Steel or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $7,992 for the Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue Steel — a $7,312 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue Steel or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue Steel wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue Steel or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic carries a 40-hour power reserve against 70 hours hours on the Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue Steel.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue Steel run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue Steel uses the BR-CAL.323 and the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue SteelvsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

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

Bell & Ross BR-X3 Blue Steel

br-x3-blue-steel

MSRP $7,992

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR-X3 Blue Steel41mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

BR-X3 Blue Steel70 hoursh

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

BR-X3 Blue Steel100m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

BR-X3 Blue Steel$7,992

38mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

White

38mm Automatic

Indices

Applied indices

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.323

Seiko NH35

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

70 hoursh

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes, Seconds, Power Reserve Indicator

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$7,992

$680

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