Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus Pathfinder 44?

At MSRP the Praesidus Pathfinder 44 is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $3,313 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus Pathfinder 44?

The Fears Archival 1930 wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Pathfinder 44 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus Pathfinder 44?

The Praesidus Pathfinder 44 is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Praesidus Pathfinder 44?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Praesidus Pathfinder 44 runs a automatic (Miyota 9039).

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsPraesidus Pathfinder 44

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

Fears Archival 1930

archival-1930

MSRP $3,863

Praesidus Pathfinder 44

P-38-BOB-B-DBRSG

MSRP $550

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

Pathfinder 4438mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

Pathfinder 4440h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

Pathfinder 44100m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

Pathfinder 44$550

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Standard

Brown

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

Miyota 9039

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$550

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