Which is cheaper, the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $680 for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a $181 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch wears larger at 38.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 0.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch.

What movement does the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

CWC G22 Automatic General Service WatchvsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

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

CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch

cwc-g22-automatic-watch

MSRP $499

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

G22 Automatic General Service Watch38.5mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

G22 Automatic General Service Watch40h

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

G22 Automatic General Service Watch50m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

G22 Automatic General Service Watch$499

38mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

38.5mm

38mm

Lug-to-Lug

41.1mm

45mm

Lug Width

19mm

18mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

50m

100m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

CWC G22 Automatic General Service Watch

38mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

Seiko NH35

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$680

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