Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Orient Helios?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $335 for the Orient Helios — a $66 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Orient Helios?

The Orient Helios wears larger at 40.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 2.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Orient Helios?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Orient Helios.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Orient Helios?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Orient Helios uses the FT622.

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Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsOrient Helios

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 Helios

ra-ag0026e30b

MSRP $335

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Helios40.5mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Helios40h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Helios30m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$269

Helios$335

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Mineral

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Green

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

FT622

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

21,600 vph

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$269

$335

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