Which is cheaper, the Hemel Sky Racer Automatic or the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

At MSRP the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch is the cheaper of the two at $599, against $700 for the Hemel Sky Racer Automatic — a $101 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hemel Sky Racer Automatic or the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

The Hemel Sky Racer Automatic wears larger at 43mm versus 42mm for the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Hemel Sky Racer Automatic or the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

The Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Hemel Sky Racer Automatic.

What movement does the Hemel Sky Racer Automatic run compared to the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

The Hemel Sky Racer Automatic runs a automatic caliber (SL4617), while the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch runs a meca-quartz (Valjoux ETA7750).

Side by side

Hemel Sky Racer AutomaticvsStraton Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch

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

Hemel Sky Racer Automatic

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MSRP $700

Straton Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch

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MSRP $599

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Sky Racer Automatic43mm

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch42mm

Power Reserve

Sky Racer Automatic40h

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch—

Water Resistance

Sky Racer Automatic50m

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch100m

MSRP

Sky Racer Automatic$700

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch$599

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

43mm

42mm

Thickness

16mm

15.9mm

Lug-to-Lug

49mm

40.8mm

Lug Width

20mm

22mm

Finish

Brushed and polished

—

Water Resistance

50m

100m

Caseback

Solid

—

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

Panda

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

SL4617

Valjoux ETA7750

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$700

$599

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