Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm?

At MSRP the Praesidus Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm is the cheaper of the two at $595, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $3,268 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm?

The Fears Archival 1930 wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Praesidus Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm?

The Praesidus Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Praesidus Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Praesidus Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm runs a automatic.

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsPraesidus Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm

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 Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm

PDL-36-SBL-B2

MSRP $595

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm36mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm40h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm50m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

Swiss-made Soprod P024 36mm$595

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Standard

Swiss-Made Soprod P024 36mm

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

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Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$595

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