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Islander Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278vsPraesidus A-11 Origin

Q: Which is cheaper, the Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278 or the Praesidus A-11 Origin?

At MSRP the Praesidus A-11 Origin is the cheaper of the two at $195, against $395 for the Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278 — a $200 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278 or the Praesidus A-11 Origin?

The Praesidus A-11 Origin wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278 or the Praesidus A-11 Origin?

The Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus A-11 Origin.

Q: What movement does the Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278 run compared to the Praesidus A-11 Origin?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278 uses the Miyota 2070 and the Praesidus A-11 Origin uses the Ronda 763.

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

Islander Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278

islander-saltaire-38mm-solar-dive-watch-with-ink-black-dial-isl-278

MSRP $395

Praesidus A-11 Origin

P-40-MB-GRK1

MSRP $195

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-27838mm

A-11 Origin40mm

Power Reserve

Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278—

A-11 Origin40h

Water Resistance

Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278200m

A-11 Origin100m

MSRP

Islander Saltaire 38mm Solar Dive Watch with Ink Black Dial #ISL-278$395

A-11 Origin$195

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Miyota 2070

Ronda 763

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$395

$195

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