Which is cheaper, the Ikepod Chronopod C014 or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $853 for the Ikepod Chronopod C014 — a $433 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Ikepod Chronopod C014 or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Ikepod Chronopod C014 wears larger at 44mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 10mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Ikepod Chronopod C014 or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Ikepod Chronopod C014 is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Ikepod Chronopod C014 run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Ikepod Chronopod C014 uses the Seiko VK63 and the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Ikepod Chronopod C014vsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

Ikepod Chronopod C014

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MSRP $853

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Chronopod C01444mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

Chronopod C01440h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Chronopod C01450m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Chronopod C014$853

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Seiko VK63

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$853

$420

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