Which is cheaper, the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz or the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $740 for the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz — a $471 gap before any retailer discounting.

What movement does the Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz run compared to the Praesidus 38mm Automatic?

The Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz runs a meca-quartz caliber (Seiko VK64), while the Praesidus 38mm Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono MecaquartzvsPraesidus 38mm Automatic

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

Nivada Grenchen F77 Chrono Mecaquartz

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz

MSRP $740

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz38mm

38mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz40h

38mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz100m

38mm Automatic100m

MSRP

F77 Chrono Mecaquartz$740

38mm Automatic$269

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Blue

38mm Automatic

Lume

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Seiko VK64

Seiko NH35

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Complications

Chronograph

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$740

$269

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