Which is cheaper, the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case or the Praesidus A-11 Origin?

At MSRP the Praesidus A-11 Origin is the cheaper of the two at $195, against $608 for the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case — a $413 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case or the Praesidus A-11 Origin?

The CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case wears larger at 41mm versus 40mm for the Praesidus A-11 Origin — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case or the Praesidus A-11 Origin?

The CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus A-11 Origin.

What movement does the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case run compared to the Praesidus A-11 Origin?

Both watches run quartz movements — the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case uses the Ronda 517 and the Praesidus A-11 Origin uses the Ronda 763.

Side by side

CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished CasevsPraesidus A-11 Origin

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

CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case

cwc-quartz-divers-watch-rn300-p-qs120-dd

MSRP $608

Praesidus A-11 Origin

P-40-MB-GRK1

MSRP $195

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case41mm

A-11 Origin40mm

Power Reserve

Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case40h

A-11 Origin40h

Water Resistance

Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case300m

A-11 Origin100m

MSRP

Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case$608

A-11 Origin$195

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Day/Date Polished Case (RN300-P QS120-DD)

Black

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda 517

Ronda 763

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$608

$195

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