Which is cheaper, the Traska Commuter Carbon Black or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $700 for the Traska Commuter Carbon Black — a $431 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Traska Commuter Carbon Black or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Traska Commuter Carbon Black wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Traska Commuter Carbon Black run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Traska Commuter Carbon Black uses the Miyota 9039 and the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

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Traska Commuter Carbon BlackvsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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

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Traska Commuter Carbon Black

COM-38-BLK-NDT-V3.5

MSRP $700

See the full Commuter Carbon Black

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

See the full 42mm Automatic

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At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Commuter Carbon Black40mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Commuter Carbon Black42h

42mm Automatic—

Water Resistance

Commuter Carbon Black100m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Commuter Carbon Black$700

42mm Automatic$269

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Underside

—

Dial Color

Salmon

42mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9039

Seiko NH35

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

Chronograph, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$700

$269

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