Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

At MSRP the Praesidus 38mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $700 for the Traska Summiteer Charcoal — a $431 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 38mm Automatic or the Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

The Traska Summiteer Charcoal 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 Traska Summiteer Charcoal?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 38mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Traska Summiteer Charcoal uses the Miyota 9039.

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Praesidus 38mm AutomaticvsTraska Summiteer Charcoal

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Praesidus 38mm Automatic

P-38-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

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Traska Summiteer Charcoal

SUM-38-BLK-V6

MSRP $700

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At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

38mm Automatic38mm

Summiteer Charcoal40mm

Power Reserve

38mm Automatic—

Summiteer Charcoal42h

Water Resistance

38mm Automatic100m

Summiteer Charcoal100m

MSRP

38mm Automatic$269

Summiteer Charcoal$700

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

40mm

Thickness

11mm

0mm

Lug-to-Lug

45mm

0mm

Lug Width

18mm

20mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed + Polished

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

—

Underside

Dial Color

38mm Automatic

Burgundy

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Miyota 9039

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

None

Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$269

$700

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