Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $1,083 for the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special — a $933 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special?

The CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special?

The CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special 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 CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35), while the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special runs a quartz.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsCWC SBS 1987 Aged Special

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

CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special

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MSRP $1,083

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

SBS 1987 Aged Special40mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

SBS 1987 Aged Special40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

SBS 1987 Aged Special300m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

SBS 1987 Aged Special$1,083

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

SBS 1987 Aged Special

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$1,083

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