Which is cheaper, the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $596 for the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 — a $327 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 runs a quartz caliber (U830), while the Praesidus 42mm Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830vsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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

Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830

JV2000

MSRP $596

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Promaster Skyhawk U83043mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Promaster Skyhawk U83040h

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Promaster Skyhawk U830200m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Promaster Skyhawk U830$596

42mm Automatic$269

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Blue

42mm Automatic

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

U830

Seiko NH35

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$596

$269

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