Which is cheaper, the Oris Big Crown Diamonds or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $3,300 for the Oris Big Crown Diamonds — a $2,620 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Oris Big Crown Diamonds or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic wears larger at 38mm versus 34mm for the Oris Big Crown Diamonds — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Oris Big Crown Diamonds or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Oris Big Crown Diamonds.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Oris Big Crown Diamonds or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic carries a 40-hour power reserve against 42 hours hours on the Oris Big Crown Diamonds.

What movement does the Oris Big Crown Diamonds run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Oris Big Crown Diamonds uses the 531 and the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

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Oris Big Crown DiamondsvsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

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

Oris Big Crown Diamonds

01-531-7797-4094-07-8-17-06

MSRP $3,300

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Big Crown Diamonds34mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Big Crown Diamonds42 hoursh

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Big Crown Diamonds50m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Big Crown Diamonds$3,300

38mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Black

38mm Automatic

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

531

Seiko NH35

Beat Rate

4 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

42 hoursh

40h

Jewels

—

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,300

$680

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