Which is cheaper, the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $420 for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a $121 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) wears larger at 42mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished) uses the Miyota 1L45 with Small Second Strap and the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)vsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

Helgray Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)

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MSRP $299

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)42mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)40h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)100m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Hornet Bandit (Refurbished)$299

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Miyota 1L45 with Small Second Strap

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$299

$420

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