Which is cheaper, the Sternglas Hamburg Chrono or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $377 for the Sternglas Hamburg Chrono — a $108 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Sternglas Hamburg Chrono or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Sternglas Hamburg Chrono wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Sternglas Hamburg Chrono or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Sternglas Hamburg Chrono.

What movement does the Sternglas Hamburg Chrono run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Sternglas Hamburg Chrono runs a quartz caliber (Seiko TMI VK64 Mecha-Quartz), while the Praesidus 42mm Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

Sternglas Hamburg ChronovsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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

Sternglas Hamburg Chrono

hamburg-chrono-dunkelgruen

MSRP $377

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Hamburg Chrono42mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Hamburg Chrono—

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Hamburg Chrono50m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Hamburg Chrono$377

42mm Automatic$269

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

—

42mm Automatic

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko TMI VK64 Mecha-Quartz

Seiko NH35

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Power Reserve

—

40h

Jewels

—

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$377

$269

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