Which is cheaper, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $5,715 for the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow — a $5,035 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow wears larger at 44.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 6.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow carries a 120-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Christopher Ward Twelve X Black Shadow uses the CW-001 and the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Christopher Ward Twelve X Black ShadowvsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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 42mm Automatic

P-42-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Twelve X Black Shadow44.5mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Twelve X Black Shadow120h

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Twelve X Black Shadow100m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Twelve X Black Shadow$5,715

42mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

42mm Automatic

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

$680

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