Which is cheaper, the Helgray Kensington Quartz or the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

At MSRP the Helgray Kensington Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $599 for the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono — a $300 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Helgray Kensington Quartz or the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

The Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Helgray Kensington Quartz — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Helgray Kensington Quartz or the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

The Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Helgray Kensington Quartz.

What movement does the Helgray Kensington Quartz run compared to the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

The Helgray Kensington Quartz runs a quartz caliber (Miyota GL22), while the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono runs a manual (Seagull ST19).

Side by side

Helgray Kensington QuartzvsStraton Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono

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

Helgray Kensington Quartz

kensington

MSRP $299

Straton Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono

straton-syncro-mkii-mechanical-chrono

MSRP $599

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Kensington Quartz38mm

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono40mm

Power Reserve

Kensington Quartz40h

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono—

Water Resistance

Kensington Quartz50m

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono100m

MSRP

Kensington Quartz$299

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono$599

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Black

—

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Yes

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Miyota GL22

Seagull ST19

Type

Quartz

Manual

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$599

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