Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $4,900 for the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux — a $4,220 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux carries a 48-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux runs a manual caliber (Valjoux 23), while the Praesidus 42mm Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage ValjouxvsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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

Nivada Grenchen Chronoking Vintage Valjoux

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux

MSRP $4,900

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux38mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux48h

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux100m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Chronoking Vintage Valjoux$4,900

42mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

Matt Black w/ Gradient Orange + Super 1345C Lum. Applied Indexes + Embossed White Printed LogoSmall eyes: Debossed Light Beige 7506C CD track + Black Print

42mm Automatic

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Valjoux 23

Seiko NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Power Reserve

48h

40h

Complications

GMT, Chronograph, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$4,900

$680

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