Which is cheaper, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $1,875 for the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch — a $1,195 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic WatchvsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch

cwc-rn81-clearance-diver-watch

MSRP $1,875

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch41mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch40h

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch300m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch$1,875

42mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch

42mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

Seiko NH35

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,875

$680

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