Which is cheaper, the Hemel HF1 Snelway or the Phoibos Apollo?

At MSRP the Hemel HF1 Snelway is the cheaper of the two at $200, against $460 for the Phoibos Apollo — a $260 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hemel HF1 Snelway or the Phoibos Apollo?

The Hemel HF1 Snelway wears larger at 40mm versus 39mm for the Phoibos Apollo — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Hemel HF1 Snelway or the Phoibos Apollo?

The Phoibos Apollo is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Hemel HF1 Snelway.

What movement does the Hemel HF1 Snelway run compared to the Phoibos Apollo?

The Hemel HF1 Snelway runs a quartz caliber (Seiko VH31), while the Phoibos Apollo runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

Side by side

Hemel HF1 SnelwayvsPhoibos Apollo

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

Hemel HF1 Snelway

the-snelway-red

MSRP $200

Phoibos Apollo

phoibos-apollo-200m-automatic-diver-watch-py056b-blue

MSRP $460

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

HF1 Snelway40mm

Apollo39mm

Power Reserve

HF1 Snelway40h

Apollo40h

Water Resistance

HF1 Snelway100m

Apollo200m

MSRP

HF1 Snelway$200

Apollo$460

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Red

Blue

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko VH31

Miyota 9015

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$200

$460

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