Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Tudor Black Bay 58 925?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $5,600 for the Tudor Black Bay 58 925 — a $4,920 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Tudor Black Bay 58 925?

The Tudor Black Bay 58 925 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 Tudor Black Bay 58 925?

The Tudor Black Bay 58 925 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Tudor Black Bay 58 925?

The Tudor Black Bay 58 925 carries a 70-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 38mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 38mm Automatic run compared to the Tudor Black Bay 58 925?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Tudor Black Bay 58 925 uses the MT5400.

Side by side

Praesidus 38mm AutomaticvsTudor Black Bay 58 925

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

Tudor Black Bay 58 925

m79010sg-0001

MSRP $5,600

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

38mm Automatic38mm

Black Bay 58 92539mm

Power Reserve

38mm Automatic40h

Black Bay 58 92570h

Water Resistance

38mm Automatic100m

Black Bay 58 925200m

MSRP

38mm Automatic$680

Black Bay 58 925$5,600

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

38mm Automatic

Taupe

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

MT5400

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

70h

Jewels

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$5,600

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