Which is cheaper, the Hemel HD24 Automatic or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Hemel HD24 Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $300, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $350 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hemel HD24 Automatic or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Hemel HD24 Automatic wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Hemel HD24 Automatic or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Hemel HD24 Automatic is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Hemel HD24 Automatic run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Hemel HD24 Automatic runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH38A), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Hemel HD24 AutomaticvsMarathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch

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

Hemel HD24 Automatic

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MSRP $300

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch

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MSRP $650

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

HD24 Automatic40mm

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch36mm

Power Reserve

HD24 Automatic40h

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

HD24 Automatic200m

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch30m

MSRP

HD24 Automatic$300

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch$650

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Dial Color

Gallant USAF Edition

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH38A

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$300

$650

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