Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider — a $676 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic carries a 40-hour power reserve against 38 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider uses the Sellita SW200 and the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic SpidervsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider

Antarctic Spider

MSRP $945

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic Spider38mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic Spider38h

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Antarctic Spider200m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Antarctic Spider$945

42mm Automatic$269

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

White

42mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

38h

40h

Complications

GMT, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$269

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