Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Dryden Heartlander Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $600 for the Dryden Heartlander Automatic — a $450 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Dryden Heartlander Automatic?

The Dryden Heartlander Automatic is rated to 101m versus 100m for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Dryden Heartlander Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Dryden Heartlander Automatic uses the Miyota 9039.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsDryden Heartlander Automatic

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

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8

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MSRP $150

Dryden Heartlander Automatic

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MSRP $600

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Heartlander Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Heartlander Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Heartlander Automatic101m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Heartlander Automatic$600

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Thickness

11mm

11.2mm

Lug-to-Lug

45mm

46mm

Lug Width

18mm

20mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

100m

101m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Goldfinch

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Miyota 9039

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$600

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