Which is cheaper, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

At MSRP the Praesidus A-11 SAIT is the cheaper of the two at $300, against $5,460 for the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco — a $5,160 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

The Christopher Ward The C12 Loco wears larger at 47.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus A-11 SAIT — a 9.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco or the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

The Praesidus A-11 SAIT 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 A-11 SAIT?

The Christopher Ward The C12 Loco carries a 144-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus A-11 SAIT.

What movement does the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco run compared to the Praesidus A-11 SAIT?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Christopher Ward The C12 Loco uses the CW-003 and the Praesidus A-11 SAIT uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Christopher Ward The C12 LocovsPraesidus A-11 SAIT

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 A-11 SAIT

P-38-SA-MB-SDCSG

MSRP $300

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

The C12 Loco47.5mm

A-11 SAIT38mm

Power Reserve

The C12 Loco144h

A-11 SAIT40h

Water Resistance

The C12 Loco30m

A-11 SAIT100m

MSRP

The C12 Loco$5,460

A-11 SAIT$300

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Blue

SAIT

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

$300

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