Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Orient Diver Watch?

At MSRP the Orient Diver Watch is the cheaper of the two at $285, against $680 for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a $395 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Orient Diver Watch?

The Orient Diver Watch wears larger at 41.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 3.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Orient Diver Watch?

The Orient Diver Watch is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 38mm Automatic run compared to the Orient Diver Watch?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Orient Diver Watch uses the F6922.

Side by side

Praesidus 38mm AutomaticvsOrient Diver Watch

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

Orient Diver Watch

taa02002d9

MSRP $285

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

38mm Automatic38mm

Diver Watch41.5mm

Power Reserve

38mm Automatic40h

Diver Watch40h

Water Resistance

38mm Automatic100m

Diver Watch200m

MSRP

38mm Automatic$680

Diver Watch$285

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Mineral

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

38mm Automatic

Blue

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

F6922

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

21,600 vph

Jewels

Complications

None

Day-date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$285

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