Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $1,710 for the Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT — a $1,560 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT?

The Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT?

The Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT?

The Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT carries a 56-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT uses the SW330-2.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsChristopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT

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

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8

a-11-marines-blt-1-8

MSRP $150

Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT

C65-41AGM2-S0KK1-VC

MSRP $1,710

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

C65 Aquitaine GMT40mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

C65 Aquitaine GMT56h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

C65 Aquitaine GMT200m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

C65 Aquitaine GMT$1,710

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Black

Lume

None

SLN X1 BL Old Radium

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

SW330-2

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

4 vph

Power Reserve

40h

56h

Complications

None

GMT

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$1,710

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