Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Phoibos Wave Master GMT?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $399 for the Phoibos Wave Master GMT — a $249 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Phoibos Wave Master GMT?

The Phoibos Wave Master GMT wears larger at 39.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Phoibos Wave Master GMT?

The Phoibos Wave Master GMT 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 Phoibos Wave Master GMT?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Phoibos Wave Master GMT uses the SII NH34.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsPhoibos Wave Master GMT

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 Wave Master GMT

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MSRP $399

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Wave Master GMT39.5mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Wave Master GMT40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Wave Master GMT200m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Wave Master GMT$399

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

SII NH34

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$399

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