Which is cheaper, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

At MSRP the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $2,100, against $3,299 for the Henry Archer Nordlys — a $1,199 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The Henry Archer Nordlys wears larger at 42mm versus 41mm for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Henry Archer Nordlys or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Henry Archer Nordlys.

What movement does the Henry Archer Nordlys run compared to the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Henry Archer Nordlys uses the Miyota 9015 and the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic uses the Sellita SW200-1.

Side by side

Henry Archer NordlysvsMarathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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

Henry Archer Nordlys

5744002550358

MSRP $3,299

Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

41mm-anthracite-large-divers-automatic-gsar-bdw

MSRP $2,100

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Nordlys42mm

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic41mm

Power Reserve

Nordlys40h

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Nordlys200m

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

MSRP

Nordlys$3,299

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic$2,100

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

42mm

41mm

Thickness

11mm

14mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

48mm

Water Resistance

200m

300m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Dial Color

Blue

Anthracite

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

Sellita SW200-1

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,299

$2,100

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