Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 or the Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto?

At MSRP the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 is the cheaper of the two at $495, against $699 for the Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto — a $204 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 or the Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto?

The Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 or the Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto?

The Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11.

What movement does the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 run compared to the Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto uses the Miyota 9015.

Side by side

Praesidus Utah Beach A-11vsVaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Praesidus Utah Beach A-11

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MSRP $495

Vaer D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto

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MSRP $699

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Utah Beach A-1138mm

D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto39mm

Power Reserve

Utah Beach A-1140h

D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto40h

Water Resistance

Utah Beach A-11100m

D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto200m

MSRP

Utah Beach A-11$495

D5 Pacific Anacapa Auto$699

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Utah Beach - Ocean Blue

Anacapa

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Miyota 9015

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$495

$699

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