Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Schofield Strange Lights?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $680, against $6,600 for the Schofield Strange Lights — a $5,920 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Schofield Strange Lights?

The Schofield Strange Lights wears larger at 44mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Schofield Strange Lights?

The Schofield Strange Lights is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Schofield Strange Lights?

The Schofield Strange Lights carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Schofield Strange Lights?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Schofield Strange Lights uses the ETA 2824-2.

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Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsSchofield Strange Lights

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

Schofield Strange Lights

strange-lights-not-quite-green

MSRP $6,600

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Strange Lights44mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Strange Lights42h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Strange Lights200m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$680

Strange Lights$6,600

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Green

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

ETA 2824-2

Power Reserve

40h

42h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$6,600

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