Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Phoibos Voyager?

At MSRP the Phoibos Voyager is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $680 for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a $381 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Phoibos Voyager?

The Phoibos Voyager wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Phoibos Voyager?

The Phoibos Voyager is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 38mm Automatic run compared to the Phoibos Voyager?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Phoibos Voyager uses the SII NH35.

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Praesidus 38mm AutomaticvsPhoibos Voyager

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

Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

Phoibos Voyager

phoibos-voyager-200m-automatic-diver-watch-py026b-sunray-blue

MSRP $299

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

38mm Automatic38mm

Voyager39mm

Power Reserve

38mm Automatic40h

Voyager40h

Water Resistance

38mm Automatic100m

Voyager200m

MSRP

38mm Automatic$680

Voyager$299

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

38mm Automatic

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

SII NH35

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$299

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