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

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $5,000 for the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux — a $4,320 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

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

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

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

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster ValjouxvsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux

Chronomaster Valjoux

MSRP $5,000

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chronomaster Valjoux38mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

Chronomaster Valjoux48h

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Chronomaster Valjoux100m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

Chronomaster Valjoux$5,000

42mm Automatic$680

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

42mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Valjoux 23

Seiko NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Power Reserve

48h

40h

Complications

GMT, Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$5,000

$680

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