Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Wolbrook Skindiver Professional?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $430 for the Wolbrook Skindiver Professional — a $161 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Wolbrook Skindiver Professional?

The Wolbrook Skindiver Professional wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Wolbrook Skindiver Professional?

The Wolbrook Skindiver Professional is rated to 120m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Wolbrook Skindiver Professional?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Wolbrook Skindiver Professional uses the Miyota 8315.

Side by side

Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsWolbrook Skindiver Professional

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

Wolbrook Skindiver Professional

22-SP-003-RB1-BLK-LE1

MSRP $430

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Skindiver Professional40mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Skindiver Professional40h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Skindiver Professional120m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$269

Skindiver Professional$430

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Miyota 8315

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$269

$430

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