Which is cheaper, the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $100 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph runs a manual caliber (Seagull ST19), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Hemel HFC Mechanical ChronographvsMarathon 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.

Hemel HFC Mechanical Chronograph

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MSRP $550

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

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MSRP $650

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

HFC Mechanical Chronograph40mm

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

Power Reserve

HFC Mechanical Chronograph40h

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

Water Resistance

HFC Mechanical Chronograph100m

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

MSRP

HFC Mechanical Chronograph$550

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

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Dial Color

Airfoil (1970s British Pilot)

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seagull ST19

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$650

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