Which is cheaper, the Helgray Kensington Quartz or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Helgray Kensington Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $420 for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a $121 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Helgray Kensington Quartz or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Helgray Kensington Quartz wears larger at 38mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Helgray Kensington Quartz or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

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

What movement does the Helgray Kensington Quartz run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Helgray Kensington Quartz uses the Miyota GL22 and the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Helgray Kensington QuartzvsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

Helgray Kensington Quartz

kensington

MSRP $299

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

general-purpose-quartz-with-tritium-gpq

MSRP $420

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Kensington Quartz38mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

Kensington Quartz40h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Kensington Quartz50m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Kensington Quartz$299

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Lume

Yes

None

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Miyota GL22

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$420

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