Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Straton Daily Driver MKII?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $299 for the Straton Daily Driver MKII — a $30 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Straton Daily Driver MKII?

The Straton Daily Driver MKII wears larger at 44mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Straton Daily Driver MKII?

The Straton Daily Driver MKII is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Straton Daily Driver MKII?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35), while the Straton Daily Driver MKII runs a quartz (Miyota 6S21).

Side by side

Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsStraton Straton Daily Driver MKII

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

Straton Straton Daily Driver MKII

straton-daily-driver-mkii

MSRP $299

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Straton Daily Driver MKII44mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Straton Daily Driver MKII—

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Straton Daily Driver MKII200m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$269

Straton Daily Driver MKII$299

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Miyota 6S21

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$269

$299

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