Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Oblvlo JM Tourbillon?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $516 for the Oblvlo JM Tourbillon — a $366 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Oblvlo JM Tourbillon?

The Oblvlo JM Tourbillon wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Oblvlo JM Tourbillon?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Oblvlo JM Tourbillon.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Oblvlo JM Tourbillon?

The Oblvlo JM Tourbillon carries a 65-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 Oblvlo JM Tourbillon?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Oblvlo JM Tourbillon uses the OBL.8024.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsOblvlo JM Tourbillon

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

Oblvlo JM Tourbillon

JM-TB

MSRP $516

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

JM Tourbillon42mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

JM Tourbillon65h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

JM Tourbillon50m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

JM Tourbillon$516

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

OBL.8024

Power Reserve

40h

65h

Jewels

Complications

None

Tourbillon

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$516

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