Which is cheaper, the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $351 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) wears larger at 42mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) uses the Miyota 1L45 with Small Second Strap and the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)vsMarathon 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.

Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)

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MSRP $299

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

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MSRP $650

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)42mm

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

Power Reserve

Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)40h

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

Water Resistance

Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)100m

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

MSRP

Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)$299

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

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Miyota 1L45 with Small Second Strap

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$650

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