Which is cheaper, the Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished) or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished) is the cheaper of the two at $199, against $420 for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a $221 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished) or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished) wears larger at 40mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished) or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished) is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished) run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished) uses the The Field Officer and the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished)vsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

Helgray Field Officer II (Refurbished)

field-officer

MSRP $199

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

general-purpose-quartz-with-tritium-gpq

MSRP $420

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Field Officer II (Refurbished)40mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

Field Officer II (Refurbished)40h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Field Officer II (Refurbished)100m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Field Officer II (Refurbished)$199

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

40mm

34mm

Thickness

12mm

11.5mm

Lug-to-Lug

46mm

41mm

Lug Width

20mm

16mm

Material

Stainless Steel

Fibreshell Composite

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

The Field Officer

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$199

$420

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