Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $495 for the Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE — a $226 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE?

The Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE wears larger at 43.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 5.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE?

The Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE uses the F6922.

Side by side

Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsOrient 75th Anniversary World Map LE

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

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

Orient 75th Anniversary World Map LE

ra-aa0e08y39b

MSRP $495

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

75th Anniversary World Map LE43.5mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

75th Anniversary World Map LE40h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

75th Anniversary World Map LE200m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$269

75th Anniversary World Map LE$495

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Mineral

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Blue

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

F6922

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

21,600 vph

Jewels

Complications

None

GMT, Day-date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$269

$495

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