Which is cheaper, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Praesidus DD-45?

At MSRP the Praesidus DD-45 is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $1,875 for the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch — a $1,576 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Praesidus DD-45?

The CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch wears larger at 41mm versus 40mm for the Praesidus DD-45 — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch or the Praesidus DD-45?

The CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus DD-45.

What movement does the CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch run compared to the Praesidus DD-45?

The CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch runs a automatic caliber (Sellita SW200-1), while the Praesidus DD-45 runs a quartz (Ameriquartz USA).

Side by side

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic WatchvsPraesidus DD-45

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

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch

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MSRP $1,875

Praesidus DD-45

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MSRP $299

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch41mm

DD-4540mm

Power Reserve

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch40h

DD-4540h

Water Resistance

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch300m

DD-45100m

MSRP

RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch$1,875

DD-45$299

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

CWC RN81 Clearance Diver Automatic Watch

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

Ameriquartz USA

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,875

$299

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