Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 or the Zenith Pilot Automatic?

At MSRP the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 is the cheaper of the two at $495, against $10,700 for the Zenith Pilot Automatic — a $10,205 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 or the Zenith Pilot Automatic?

The Zenith Pilot Automatic wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Utah Beach A-11 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

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Praesidus Utah Beach A-11vsZenith Pilot Automatic

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Praesidus Utah Beach A-11

MSRP $495

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Zenith Pilot Automatic

MSRP $10,700

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At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Utah Beach A-1138mm

Pilot Automatic40mm

Power Reserve

Utah Beach A-11—

Pilot Automatic60h

Water Resistance

Utah Beach A-11100m

Pilot Automatic100m

MSRP

Utah Beach A-11$495

Pilot Automatic$10,700

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Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

40mm

Thickness

11mm

—

Lug-to-Lug

45mm

—

Lug Width

18mm

—

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Black Microblasted Ceramic

Finish

—

Stainless steel

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

—

Dial Color

Utah Beach - Ocean Blue

Black

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

—

Type

Automatic

—

Beat Rate

0 vph

36,000 vph

Power Reserve

60h

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$495

$10,700

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