Which is cheaper, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $680 for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a $181 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch.

What movement does the CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210), while the Praesidus 38mm Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical WatchvsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

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

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

cwc-navigator-mechanical-hand-wound-gs-watch-1970-pattern

MSRP $499

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch38mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch40h

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch50m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch$499

38mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Thickness

12mm

11mm

Lug-to-Lug

42mm

45mm

Lug Width

18.5mm

18mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

50m

100m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

CWC Mellor-72 Mechanical Watch

38mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210

Seiko NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$680

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