Which is cheaper, the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical or the Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT?

At MSRP the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $1,375 for the Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT — a $825 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical or the Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT wears larger at 46mm versus 43mm for the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical or the Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical or the Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT carries a 80-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical.

What movement does the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical run compared to the Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT?

The Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical runs a manual caliber (Seagull ST19), while the Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT runs a automatic (Powermatic 80).

Side by side

Hemel Sky Racer MechanicalvsTissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT

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

Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical

HF37MNB

MSRP $550

Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT

t1204291105101

MSRP $1,375

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Sky Racer Mechanical43mm

Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT46mm

Power Reserve

Sky Racer Mechanical40h

Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT80h

Water Resistance

Sky Racer Mechanical50m

Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT300m

MSRP

Sky Racer Mechanical$550

Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 GMT$1,375

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Indices

Applied

Indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Seagull ST19

Powermatic 80

Type

Manual

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

80h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$1,375

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