Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus A-11 Combat?

At MSRP the Praesidus A-11 Combat is the cheaper of the two at $129, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $3,734 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus A-11 Combat?

The Fears Archival 1930 wears larger at 40mm versus 32mm for the Praesidus A-11 Combat — a 8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Praesidus A-11 Combat?

The Praesidus A-11 Combat is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Praesidus A-11 Combat?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Praesidus A-11 Combat runs a quartz (Ronda).

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Fears Archival 1930vsPraesidus A-11 Combat

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 A-11 Combat

P-32-MB-GRK1

MSRP $129

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

A-11 Combat32mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

A-11 Combat40h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

A-11 Combat50m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

A-11 Combat$129

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Standard

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

Ronda

Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$129

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