Which is cheaper, the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $599 for the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze — a $330 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic wears larger at 38mm versus 35mm for the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze — a 3mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze uses the Seiko NH38 and the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35.

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KUOE OLD SMITH 90-002 BronzevsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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

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KUOE OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze

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MSRP $599

See the full OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

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MSRP $269

See the full 42mm Automatic

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11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze35mm

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze41h

42mm Automatic—

Water Resistance

OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze100m

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

OLD SMITH 90-002 Bronze$599

42mm Automatic$269

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

35mm

38mm

Thickness

12.35mm

11mm

Lug-to-Lug

42mm

45mm

Material

Bronze

316L Stainless Steel

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Dome

—

AR Coating

Yes

—

Dial Color

Brown

42mm Automatic

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH38

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

41h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$599

$269

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