Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $850 for the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss — a $700 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss?

The Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss?

The Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss 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 Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 uses the Seiko NH35 and the Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss uses the Sellita SW200-1.

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsSpinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss

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

Spinnaker Tesei Bronze Swiss

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MSRP $850

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

Tesei Bronze Swiss43mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

Tesei Bronze Swiss40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

Tesei Bronze Swiss300m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

Tesei Bronze Swiss$850

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Green

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Sellita SW200-1

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$850

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