What movement does the CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case run compared to the Praesidus Arctic Field?

Both watches run quartz movements — the CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case uses the Ronda 517 and the Praesidus Arctic Field uses the TMI VH-31 Meca-Quartz.

Side by side

CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte CasevsPraesidus Arctic Field

Q: Which is cheaper, the CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case or the Praesidus Arctic Field?

At MSRP the Praesidus Arctic Field is the cheaper of the two at $195, against $608 for the CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case — a $413 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case or the Praesidus Arctic Field?

The CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case wears larger at 41mm versus 34mm for the Praesidus Arctic Field — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case or the Praesidus Arctic Field?

The CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Praesidus Arctic Field.

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

CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case

cwc-quartz-divers-watch-rn300-m-qs120-dd

MSRP $608

Praesidus Arctic Field

P-34-AF-SLB-GYCK1

MSRP $195

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case41mm

Arctic Field34mm

Power Reserve

Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case40h

Arctic Field40h

Water Resistance

Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case300m

Arctic Field50m

MSRP

Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case$608

Arctic Field$195

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

CWC Quartz Divers Quartz Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Full Matte Case (RN300-M QS120-DD)

Gray

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda 517

TMI VH-31 Meca-Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$608

$195

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