Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 or the HELM Vanuatu?

At MSRP the HELM Vanuatu is the cheaper of the two at $285, against $495 for the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 — a $210 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 or the HELM Vanuatu?

The HELM Vanuatu wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 or the HELM Vanuatu?

The HELM Vanuatu is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 or the HELM Vanuatu?

The HELM Vanuatu carries a 40-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11.

What movement does the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 run compared to the HELM Vanuatu?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 uses the Seiko NH35 and the HELM Vanuatu uses the Seiko Instruments NH35.

Side by side

Praesidus Utah Beach A-11vsHELM Vanuatu

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

Praesidus Utah Beach A-11

praesidus-utah-beach

MSRP $495

HELM Vanuatu

vanuatu

MSRP $285

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Utah Beach A-1138mm

Vanuatu42mm

Power Reserve

Utah Beach A-1140h

Vanuatu40h

Water Resistance

Utah Beach A-11100m

Vanuatu300m

MSRP

Utah Beach A-11$495

Vanuatu$285

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Utah Beach - Ocean Blue

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Seiko Instruments NH35

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Complications

None

Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$495

$285

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