Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Phoibos Apollo?

At MSRP the Phoibos Apollo is the cheaper of the two at $460, against $680 for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a $220 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Phoibos Apollo?

The Phoibos Apollo wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Phoibos Apollo?

The Phoibos Apollo is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Phoibos Apollo?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Phoibos Apollo uses the Miyota 9015.

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Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsPhoibos Apollo

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

Phoibos Apollo

phoibos-apollo-200m-automatic-diver-watch-py056b-blue

MSRP $460

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Apollo39mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Apollo40h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Apollo200m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$680

Apollo$460

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Blue

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Miyota 9015

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$460

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