Which is cheaper, the Henry Archer Kvantum or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $2,199 for the Henry Archer Kvantum — a $1,779 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Henry Archer Kvantum or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Henry Archer Kvantum wears larger at 41mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Henry Archer Kvantum or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Henry Archer Kvantum is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Henry Archer Kvantum run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Henry Archer Kvantum uses the Seiko VK64 and the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Henry Archer KvantumvsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

Henry Archer Kvantum

5744002550563

MSRP $2,199

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

general-purpose-quartz-with-tritium-gpq

MSRP $420

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Kvantum41mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

Kvantum40h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Kvantum50m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Kvantum$2,199

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Dial Color

Tan

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko VK64

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,199

$420

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