Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $596 for the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 — a $446 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830?

The Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830?

The Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35), while the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 runs a quartz (U830).

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsCitizen Promaster Skyhawk U830

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

Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830

JV2000

MSRP $596

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Promaster Skyhawk U83043mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Promaster Skyhawk U83040h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Promaster Skyhawk U830200m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Promaster Skyhawk U830$596

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Blue

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

U830

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$596

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