Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic — a $265 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic wears larger at 38mm versus 35mm for the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic carries a 40-hour power reserve against 36 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 38mm Automatic run compared to the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW200.

Side by side

Praesidus 38mm AutomaticvsNivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic

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

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic

Super Antarctic 35mm

MSRP $945

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

38mm Automatic38mm

Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic35mm

Power Reserve

38mm Automatic40h

Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic36h

Water Resistance

38mm Automatic100m

Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic100m

MSRP

38mm Automatic$680

Super Antarctic 35mm Automatic$945

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

38mm Automatic

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Sellita SW200

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

4 vph

Power Reserve

40h

36h

Jewels

Complications

None

GMT

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$945

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