Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $4,400 for the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE — a $4,131 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE?

The Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE 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 Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE?

The Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE carries a 66-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE uses the L687.5.

Side by side

Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsLongines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE

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

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-TR-MIC-DBRAG

MSRP $269

Longines MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE

L2.773.4.61.2

MSRP $4,400

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE40mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE66h

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE30m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$269

MASTER COLLECTION CHRONO MOONPHASE$4,400

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Brown

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

L687.5

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

66h

Jewels

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$269

$4,400

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