Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Straton Vintage Driver Chrono watch?

At MSRP the Straton Vintage Driver Chrono watch is the cheaper of the two at $399, against $680 for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a $281 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Straton Vintage Driver Chrono watch?

The Straton Vintage Driver Chrono watch wears larger at 44mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 6mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Straton Vintage Driver Chrono watch?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35), while the Straton Vintage Driver Chrono watch runs a meca-quartz (VK63).

Side by side

Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsStraton Vintage Driver Chrono watch

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

Straton Vintage Driver Chrono watch

vintage-driver-chrono

MSRP $399

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Vintage Driver Chrono watch44mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Vintage Driver Chrono watch—

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Vintage Driver Chrono watch100m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$680

Vintage Driver Chrono watch$399

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

VK63

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$680

$399

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