Which is cheaper, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue?

At MSRP the Praesidus 42mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $269, against $6,870 for the NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue — a $6,601 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue?

The NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue wears larger at 39.9mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a 1.9mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic is rated to 100m versus 50m for the NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Praesidus 42mm Automatic or the NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue?

The NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue carries a 42 hours-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus 42mm Automatic.

What movement does the Praesidus 42mm Automatic run compared to the NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus 42mm Automatic uses the Seiko NH35 and the NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue uses the DUW 5201.

Side by side

Praesidus 42mm AutomaticvsNOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue

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

NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue

807

MSRP $6,870

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

42mm Automatic38mm

Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue39.9mm

Power Reserve

42mm Automatic40h

Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue42 hoursh

Water Resistance

42mm Automatic100m

Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue50m

MSRP

42mm Automatic$269

Zürich Worldtimer midnight blue$6,870

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

42mm Automatic

Blue

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

DUW 5201

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

21,600 vph

Power Reserve

40h

42 hoursh

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$269

$6,870

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