Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $8,758 for the Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition — a $8,489 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition?

The Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition?

The Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition?

The Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition 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 Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition uses the Manufacture Calibre NN20/1.

Side by side

Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsNorqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition

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

Norqain Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition

wild-one-42mm-meteorite-special-edition

MSRP $8,758

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition42mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition70h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition200m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$269

Wild ONE 42mm Meteorite Special Edition$8,758

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Meteorite

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Manufacture Calibre NN20/1

Power Reserve

40h

70h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$269

$8,758

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