Which is cheaper, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Praesidus Arctic Field?

At MSRP the Praesidus Arctic Field is the cheaper of the two at $195, against $3,299 for the Henry Archer Nordlys — a $3,104 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Praesidus Arctic Field?

The Henry Archer Nordlys wears larger at 42mm versus 34mm for the Praesidus Arctic Field — a 8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Praesidus Arctic Field?

The Henry Archer Nordlys is rated to 200m versus 50m for the Praesidus Arctic Field.

What movement does the Henry Archer Nordlys run compared to the Praesidus Arctic Field?

The Henry Archer Nordlys runs a automatic caliber (Miyota 9015), while the Praesidus Arctic Field runs a quartz (TMI VH-31 Meca-Quartz).

Side by side

Henry Archer NordlysvsPraesidus Arctic Field

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

Henry Archer Nordlys

5744002550358

MSRP $3,299

Praesidus Arctic Field

P-34-AF-SLB-GYCK1

MSRP $195

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Nordlys42mm

Arctic Field34mm

Power Reserve

Nordlys40h

Arctic Field40h

Water Resistance

Nordlys200m

Arctic Field50m

MSRP

Nordlys$3,299

Arctic Field$195

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Dial Color

Blue

Gray

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

TMI VH-31 Meca-Quartz

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,299

$195

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