Which is cheaper, the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 or the Praesidus A-5 UDT?

At MSRP the Praesidus A-5 UDT is the cheaper of the two at $645, against $1,775 for the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 — a $1,130 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 or the Praesidus A-5 UDT?

The Praesidus A-5 UDT is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2.

What movement does the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 run compared to the Praesidus A-5 UDT?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 uses the ETA 2892-A2 and the Praesidus A-5 UDT uses the Miyota 9015.

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Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2vsPraesidus A-5 UDT

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Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2

BatchNo2

MSRP $1,775

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Praesidus A-5 UDT

P-38-UDT-BLRSG

MSRP $645

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At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Batch Nº238mm

A-5 UDT38mm

Power Reserve

Batch Nº242h

A-5 UDT—

Water Resistance

Batch Nº2100m

A-5 UDT200m

MSRP

Batch Nº2$1,775

A-5 UDT$645

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Double-domed

—

AR Coating

Underside

—

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

ETA 2892-A2

Miyota 9015

Beat Rate

4 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

GMT, Chronograph, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,775

$645

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