Which is cheaper, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11?

At MSRP the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 is the cheaper of the two at $495, against $499 for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch — a $4 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11?

The Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch.

What movement does the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch run compared to the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11?

The CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210), while the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical WatchvsPraesidus Utah Beach A-11

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

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

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MSRP $499

Praesidus Utah Beach A-11

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MSRP $495

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch38mm

Utah Beach A-1138mm

Power Reserve

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch40h

Utah Beach A-1140h

Water Resistance

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch50m

Utah Beach A-11100m

MSRP

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch$499

Utah Beach A-11$495

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

Utah Beach - Ocean Blue

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210

Seiko NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$495

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