Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $6,125 for the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic — a $5,445 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic?

The Tudor Black Bay Ceramic wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic?

The Tudor Black Bay Ceramic is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic?

The Tudor Black Bay Ceramic carries a 70-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic uses the MT5602-1U.

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Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsTudor Black Bay Ceramic

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

Tudor Black Bay Ceramic

m79210cnu-0001

MSRP $6,125

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Black Bay Ceramic41mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Black Bay Ceramic70h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Black Bay Ceramic200m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$680

Black Bay Ceramic$6,125

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

MT5602-1U

Power Reserve

40h

70h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$6,125

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