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Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsRolex Explorer

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42mm Automatic
Praesidus42mm Automatic
MSRP $269
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Explorer
RolexExplorer
MSRP $7,900
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At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
42mm Automatic38mm
Explorer36mm
Power Reserve
42mm Automatic—
Explorer70h
Water Resistance
42mm Automatic100m
Explorer100m
MSRP
42mm Automatic$269
Explorer$7,900

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Diameter
38mm
36mm
Thickness
11mm
—
Lug-to-Lug
45mm
—
Lug Width
18mm
—
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Oystersteel
Finish
—
Yellow Rolesor - combination of Oystersteel and yellow gold
Caseback
—
Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown

Crystal & Dial

4 specs
Crystal Shape
—
Flat
Dial Color
42mm Automatic
Black
Indices
—
Arabic numerals
Lume
None
Chromalight

Movement

6 specs
Caliber
Seiko NH35
3230
Beat Rate
0 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
0h
70h
Jewels
0
31
Hacking
No
Yes
Hand-winding
No
Yes

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$269
$7,900
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