Which has better water resistance, the AVI-8 Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition or the Praesidus DD-45?

The Praesidus DD-45 is rated to 100m versus 50m for the AVI-8 Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition.

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AVI-8 Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited EditionvsPraesidus DD-45

Q: Which is cheaper, the AVI-8 Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition or the Praesidus DD-45?

At MSRP the Praesidus DD-45 is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $350 for the AVI-8 Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition — a $51 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: What movement does the AVI-8 Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition run compared to the Praesidus DD-45?

The AVI-8 Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition runs a automatic caliber, while the Praesidus DD-45 runs a quartz (Ameriquartz USA).

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

AVI-8 Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition

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MSRP $350

Praesidus DD-45

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MSRP $299

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition—

DD-4540mm

Power Reserve

Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition40h

DD-4540h

Water Resistance

Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition50m

DD-45100m

MSRP

Spitfire Type 300 Automatic VE Day 80th Limited Edition$350

DD-45$299

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Valour Midnight

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

—

Ameriquartz USA

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$350

$299

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