Which is cheaper, the IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $5,500 for the IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date — a $4,820 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 1mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date uses the 35160 and the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

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IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer DatevsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

Q: Which has better water resistance, the IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date carries a 50-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

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IWC Schaffhausen Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date

IW359201

MSRP $5,500

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

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At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date39mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date50h

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date50m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Iw359201 Portofino Pointer Date$5,500

38mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

—

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

—

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

38mm Automatic

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

35160

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

50h

40h

Complications

Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$5,500

$680

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