Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Orient 75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $405 for the Orient 75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B — a $136 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Orient 75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B?

The Orient 75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B wears larger at 39.9mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 1.9mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Orient 75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B?

The Orient 75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B 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 RA-AC0Q12L30B?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Orient 75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B uses the F6722.

Side by side

Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsOrient 75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B

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 RA-AC0Q12L30B

ra-ac0q12l30b

MSRP $405

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B39.9mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B40h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B200m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$269

75th Anniversary RA-AC0Q12L30B$405

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Blue

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

F6722

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

21,600 vph

Jewels

Complications

None

Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$269

$405

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