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

At MSRP the Phoibos Wave Master is the cheaper of the two at $309, against $680 for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a $371 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

The Phoibos Wave Master wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 4mm difference across the dial.

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

The Phoibos Wave Master is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

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

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Phoibos Wave Master uses the SII NH35A.

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Praesidus 38mm AutomaticvsPhoibos Wave Master

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 Wave Master

phoibos-wave-master-py010cr-300m-automatic-dive-watch-black

MSRP $309

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12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

38mm Automatic38mm

Wave Master42mm

Power Reserve

38mm Automatic40h

Wave Master40h

Water Resistance

38mm Automatic100m

Wave Master300m

MSRP

38mm Automatic$680

Wave Master$309

Full specifications

Case

7 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 NH35A

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$309

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