Which is cheaper, the Praesidus High W&t 38mm or the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

At MSRP the Praesidus High W&t 38mm is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $800 for the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon — a $250 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus High W&t 38mm or the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

The Oblvlo VM Tourbillon wears larger at 45mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus High W&t 38mm — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus High W&t 38mm or the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

The Praesidus High W&t 38mm is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus High W&t 38mm or the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

The Oblvlo VM Tourbillon carries a 65-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus High W&t 38mm.

What movement does the Praesidus High W&t 38mm run compared to the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus High W&t 38mm uses the Seiko NH35 and the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon uses the OBL.8024.

Side by side

Praesidus High W&t 38mmvsOblvlo VM Tourbillon

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

Praesidus High W&t 38mm

P-38-C47-C-DBRSG-D

MSRP $550

Oblvlo VM Tourbillon

VM-TB

MSRP $800

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

High W&t 38mm38mm

VM Tourbillon45mm

Power Reserve

High W&t 38mm40h

VM Tourbillon65h

Water Resistance

High W&t 38mm100m

VM Tourbillon50m

MSRP

High W&t 38mm$550

VM Tourbillon$800

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

High W&T 38mm

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

OBL.8024

Power Reserve

40h

65h

Jewels

Complications

None

Tourbillon

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$800

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