Which is cheaper, the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical or the RZE UTD-8000?

At MSRP the RZE UTD-8000 is the cheaper of the two at $279, against $550 for the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical — a $271 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical or the RZE UTD-8000?

The Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical wears larger at 43mm versus 40mm for the RZE UTD-8000 — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical or the RZE UTD-8000?

The RZE UTD-8000 is rated to 200m versus 50m for the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical.

What movement does the Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical run compared to the RZE UTD-8000?

The Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical runs a manual caliber (Seagull ST19), while the RZE UTD-8000 runs a quartz (Seiko VK64).

Side by side

Hemel Sky Racer MechanicalvsRZE UTD-8000

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

Hemel Sky Racer Mechanical

HF37MNB

MSRP $550

RZE UTD-8000

RZE-UTD

MSRP $279

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Sky Racer Mechanical43mm

UTD-800040mm

Power Reserve

Sky Racer Mechanical40h

UTD-800040h

Water Resistance

Sky Racer Mechanical50m

UTD-8000200m

MSRP

Sky Racer Mechanical$550

UTD-8000$279

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seagull ST19

Seiko VK64

Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$550

$279

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