Which is cheaper, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $5,460 for the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco — a $4,780 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Christopher Ward The C12 Loco wears larger at 47.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 9.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Christopher Ward The C12 Loco carries a 144-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco uses the CW-003 and the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Christopher Ward The C12 LocovsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

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

Christopher Ward The C12 Loco

C12-41H6D1-S00B0-B0

MSRP $5,460

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

The C12 Loco47.5mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

The C12 Loco144h

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

The C12 Loco30m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

The C12 Loco$5,460

38mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Blue

38mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

CW-003

Seiko NH35

Beat Rate

4 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

144h

40h

Jewels

Complications

Moonphase, Day-date, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$5,460

$680

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