Which is cheaper, the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

At MSRP the Helgray Kensington Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $596 for the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 — a $297 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Helgray Kensington Quartz — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 is rated to 200m versus 50m for the Helgray Kensington Quartz.

What movement does the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 run compared to the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830 uses the U830 and the Helgray Kensington Quartz uses the Miyota GL22.

Side by side

Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830vsHelgray Kensington Quartz

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

Citizen Promaster Skyhawk U830

JV2000

MSRP $596

Helgray Kensington Quartz

kensington

MSRP $299

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Promaster Skyhawk U83043mm

Kensington Quartz38mm

Power Reserve

Promaster Skyhawk U83040h

Kensington Quartz40h

Water Resistance

Promaster Skyhawk U830200m

Kensington Quartz50m

MSRP

Promaster Skyhawk U830$596

Kensington Quartz$299

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Blue

Black

Lume

None

Yes

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

U830

Miyota GL22

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$596

$299

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