Which is cheaper, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

At MSRP the Praesidus A-11 SAIT is the cheaper of the two at $300, against $5,715 for the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow — a $5,415 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

The Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow wears larger at 44.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus A-11 SAIT — a 6.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

The Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow carries a 120-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus A-11 SAIT.

What movement does the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow run compared to the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow uses the CW-001 and the Praesidus A-11 SAIT uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Christopher Ward Twelve X Black ShadowvsPraesidus A-11 SAIT

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

Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow

C12-41A5D1-SD0K0-RK

MSRP $5,715

Praesidus A-11 SAIT

P-38-SA-MB-SDCSG

MSRP $300

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Twelve X Black Shadow44.5mm

A-11 SAIT38mm

Power Reserve

Twelve X Black Shadow120h

A-11 SAIT40h

Water Resistance

Twelve X Black Shadow100m

A-11 SAIT100m

MSRP

Twelve X Black Shadow$5,715

A-11 SAIT$300

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

SAIT

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

CW-001

Seiko NH35

Beat Rate

4 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

120h

40h

Jewels

Complications

Moonphase

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$5,715

$300

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