Which is cheaper, the Hemel HF1 Snelway or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Hemel HF1 Snelway is the cheaper of the two at $200, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $450 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hemel HF1 Snelway or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Hemel HF1 Snelway 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 HF1 Snelway or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Hemel HF1 Snelway is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Hemel HF1 Snelway run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Hemel HF1 Snelway uses the Seiko VH31 and the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Hemel HF1 SnelwayvsMarathon 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 HF1 Snelway

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MSRP $200

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

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MSRP $650

At a glance

7 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

HF1 Snelway40mm

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

Power Reserve

HF1 Snelway40h

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

Water Resistance

HF1 Snelway100m

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

MSRP

HF1 Snelway$200

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

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

40mm

36mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

44mm

Lug Width

20mm

16mm

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Red

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko VH31

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$200

$650

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