Which is cheaper, the CWC T20 General Service Quartz Watch or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the CWC T20 General Service Quartz Watch is the cheaper of the two at $249, against $680 for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a $431 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC T20 General Service Quartz Watch or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CWC T20 General Service Quartz Watch.

What movement does the CWC T20 General Service Quartz Watch run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The CWC T20 General Service Quartz Watch runs a quartz caliber (Ronda 515), while the Praesidus 42mm Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

CWC T20 General Service Quartz WatchvsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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

CWC T20 General Service Quartz Watch

cwc-t20-quartz-watch

MSRP $249

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

T20 General Service Quartz Watch38mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

T20 General Service Quartz Watch40h

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

T20 General Service Quartz Watch50m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

T20 General Service Quartz Watch$249

42mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Thickness

12mm

11mm

Lug-to-Lug

42mm

45mm

Lug Width

18.5mm

18mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

50m

100m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

CWC T20 General Service Quartz Watch

42mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Ronda 515

Seiko NH35

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$249

$680

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