Which is cheaper, the Henry Archer Kvantum 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 $2,199 for the Henry Archer Kvantum — a $1,600 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Henry Archer Kvantum or the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

The Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch wears larger at 42mm versus 41mm for the Henry Archer Kvantum — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Henry Archer Kvantum or the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

The Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Henry Archer Kvantum.

What movement does the Henry Archer Kvantum run compared to the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

The Henry Archer Kvantum runs a quartz caliber (Seiko VK64), while the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch runs a meca-quartz (Valjoux ETA7750).

Side by side

Henry Archer KvantumvsStraton Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch

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

Henry Archer Kvantum

5744002550563

MSRP $2,199

Straton Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch

speciale-automatic-or-quartz-watch

MSRP $599

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Kvantum41mm

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch42mm

Power Reserve

Kvantum40h

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch—

Water Resistance

Kvantum50m

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch100m

MSRP

Kvantum$2,199

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch$599

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

41mm

42mm

Thickness

12mm

15.9mm

Lug-to-Lug

48mm

40.8mm

Lug Width

20mm

22mm

Finish

Brushed and polished

—

Water Resistance

50m

100m

Caseback

Solid

—

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

—

Dial Color

Tan

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Seiko VK64

Valjoux ETA7750

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,199

$599

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