Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $3,183 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Fears Archival 1930 wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Praesidus 38mm Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

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

Fears Archival 1930

archival-1930

MSRP $3,863

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

38mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Standard

38mm Automatic

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

Seiko NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$680

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