Which is cheaper, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $650, against $3,299 for the Henry Archer Nordlys — a $2,649 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Henry Archer Nordlys wears larger at 42mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Henry Archer Nordlys is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Henry Archer Nordlys run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Henry Archer Nordlys runs a automatic caliber (Miyota 9015), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Henry Archer NordlysvsMarathon 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.

Henry Archer Nordlys

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MSRP $3,299

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

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MSRP $650

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Nordlys42mm

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

Power Reserve

Nordlys40h

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

Water Resistance

Nordlys200m

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

MSRP

Nordlys$3,299

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

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Dial Color

Blue

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,299

$650

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