Which is cheaper, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $1,200 for the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm — a $931 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm — a 2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm uses the Sellita SW220-1 and the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mmvsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

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

Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm

36mm-original-sar-w-date-osar-d

MSRP $1,200

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm36mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm40h

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm300m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm$1,200

38mm Automatic$269

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Black

38mm Automatic

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW220-1

Seiko NH35

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,200

$269

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