Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Geckota Pioneer Special Edition?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $399 for the Geckota Pioneer Special Edition — a $249 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Geckota Pioneer Special Edition?

The Geckota Pioneer Special Edition wears larger at 41.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 3.5mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Geckota Pioneer Special Edition?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Geckota Pioneer Special Edition uses the NH38.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsGeckota Pioneer Special Edition

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

Geckota Pioneer Special Edition

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MSRP $399

At a glance

7 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Pioneer Special Edition41.5mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Pioneer Special Edition40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Pioneer Special Edition100m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Pioneer Special Edition$399

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

38mm

41.5mm

Thickness

11mm

12.05mm

Lug-to-Lug

45mm

47.8mm

Lug Width

18mm

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Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Red

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

NH38

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$399

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