Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Phoibos Sea Nymph?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $240 for the Phoibos Sea Nymph — a $90 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Phoibos Sea Nymph?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Phoibos Sea Nymph — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Phoibos Sea Nymph?

The Phoibos Sea Nymph is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Phoibos Sea Nymph?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35), while the Phoibos Sea Nymph runs a quartz (SWISS RONDA 705).

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsPhoibos Sea Nymph

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

Phoibos Sea Nymph

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MSRP $240

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Sea Nymph36mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Sea Nymph40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Sea Nymph300m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Sea Nymph$240

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Blue

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

SWISS RONDA 705

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$240

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