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

At MSRP the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $100 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

The Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical wears larger at 43mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 7mm difference across the dial.

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

The Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

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

The Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical runs a manual caliber (Seagull ST19), 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 Sky Racer MechanicalvsMarathon 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 Sky Racer Mechanical

HF37MNB

MSRP $550

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

officers-watch-with-date-gpq-39mm-case-crown-defstan

MSRP $650

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Sky Racer Mechanical43mm

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

Power Reserve

Sky Racer Mechanical40h

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

Water Resistance

Sky Racer Mechanical50m

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

MSRP

Sky Racer Mechanical$550

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

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seagull ST19

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$650

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