Which is bigger, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Praesidus Neptune 44?

The Praesidus Neptune 44 wears larger at 44mm versus 36mm for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a 8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Praesidus Neptune 44?

The Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Praesidus Neptune 44.

What movement does the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic run compared to the Praesidus Neptune 44?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Praesidus Neptune 44 uses the Miyota 9039.

Side by side

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's AutomaticvsPraesidus Neptune 44

Q: Which is cheaper, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Praesidus Neptune 44?

At MSRP the Praesidus Neptune 44 is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $1,800 for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a $1,250 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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MSRP $1,800

Praesidus Neptune 44

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MSRP $550

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic36mm

Neptune 4444mm

Power Reserve

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

Neptune 4440h

Water Resistance

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

Neptune 44200m

MSRP

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic$1,800

Neptune 44$550

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

36mm

44mm

Thickness

18mm

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Lug Width

18mm

22mm

Water Resistance

300m

200m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

White

Patina

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

Miyota 9039

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,800

$550

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