Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $945 for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic — a $265 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic wears larger at 38mm versus 35mm for the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic carries a 40-hour power reserve against 36 hours on the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic uses the ETA 2824/Sellita SW200 and the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm AutomaticvsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm Automatic

Antarctic 35mm

MSRP $945

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Antarctic 35mm Automatic35mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Antarctic 35mm Automatic36h

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Antarctic 35mm Automatic200m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Antarctic 35mm Automatic$945

38mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

White

38mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

ETA 2824/Sellita SW200

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

36h

40h

Complications

GMT

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$945

$680

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