Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Victory Watch or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

At MSRP the Praesidus Victory Watch is the cheaper of the two at $580, against $2,458 for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a $1,878 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Victory Watch or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus Victory Watch — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Victory Watch or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus Victory Watch.

What movement does the Praesidus Victory Watch run compared to the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Praesidus Victory Watch uses the Miyota 9039 and the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch uses the ETA 2824-2.

Side by side

Praesidus Victory WatchvsCWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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

Praesidus Victory Watch

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MSRP $580

CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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MSRP $2,458

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Victory Watch38mm

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch41mm

Power Reserve

Victory Watch40h

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch40h

Water Resistance

Victory Watch100m

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch300m

MSRP

Victory Watch$580

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch$2,458

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Blue

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9039

ETA 2824-2

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$580

$2,458

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