Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Phoibos Eagle Ray Date?

At MSRP the Phoibos Eagle Ray Date is the cheaper of the two at $480, against $680 for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a $200 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Phoibos Eagle Ray Date?

The Phoibos Eagle Ray Date wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Phoibos Eagle Ray Date?

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

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Phoibos Eagle Ray Date?

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

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Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsPhoibos Eagle Ray Date

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 Eagle Ray Date

phoibos-eagle-ray-200m-automatic-diver-watch-py065ad-green-jade-date

MSRP $480

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Eagle Ray Date40mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Eagle Ray Date40h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Eagle Ray Date200m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$680

Eagle Ray Date$480

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Green

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Miyota 9015

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$480

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