Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $700 for the Traska Summiteer Charcoal — a $20 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

The Traska Summiteer Charcoal wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

The Traska Summiteer Charcoal carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Traska Summiteer Charcoal uses the 9039.

Side by side

Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsTraska Summiteer Charcoal

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

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

Traska Summiteer Charcoal

SUM-38-BLK-V6

MSRP $700

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Summiteer Charcoal40mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Summiteer Charcoal42h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Summiteer Charcoal100m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$680

Summiteer Charcoal$700

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

40mm

Thickness

11mm

12mm

Lug-to-Lug

45mm

46mm

Lug Width

18mm

20mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

Brushed and polished

Brushed + Polished

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Burgundy

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

9039

Power Reserve

40h

42h

Jewels

Complications

None

Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$700

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