Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Tissot PR516?

At MSRP the Tissot PR516 is the cheaper of the two at $575, against $680 for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a $105 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Tissot PR516?

The Tissot PR516 wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Praesidus 38mm Automatic run compared to the Tissot PR516?

The Praesidus 38mm Automatic runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35), while the Tissot PR516 runs a quartz.

Side by side

Praesidus 38mm AutomaticvsTissot PR516

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

Tissot PR516

t1494171101100

MSRP $575

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

38mm Automatic38mm

PR51640mm

Power Reserve

38mm Automatic40h

PR51640h

Water Resistance

38mm Automatic100m

PR516100m

MSRP

38mm Automatic$680

PR516$575

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

38mm Automatic

White

Indices

Applied

Indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

—

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$575

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