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Praesidus 38mm AutomaticvsRolex Explorer
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At a glance
18 of 29 specs differDiameter
38mm Automatic38mm
Explorer36mm
Power Reserve
38mm Automatic—
Explorer70h
Water Resistance
38mm Automatic100m
Explorer100m
MSRP
38mm Automatic$269
Explorer$7,900
Full specifications
Case
7 specsDiameter
38mm
36mm
Thickness
11mm
—
Lug-to-Lug
45mm
—
Lug Width
18mm
—
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Oystersteel
Finish
—
Yellow Rolesor - combination of Oystersteel and yellow gold
Caseback
—
Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown
Crystal & Dial
4 specsCrystal Shape
—
Flat
Dial Color
38mm Automatic
Black
Indices
—
Arabic numerals
Lume
None
Chromalight
Movement
6 specsCaliber
Seiko NH35
3230
Beat Rate
0 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
0h
70h
Jewels
0
31
Hacking
No
Yes
Hand-winding
No
Yes
Pricing
1 specsMSRP
$269
$7,900
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