Which is cheaper, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

At MSRP the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary is the cheaper of the two at $449, against $1,200 for the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm — a $751 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm — a 4mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm run compared to the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm uses the Sellita SW220-1 and the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary uses the Seiko NH35A.

Side by side

Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mmvsBoldr Merlion 50th Anniversary

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary.

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

Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm

36mm-original-sar-w-date-osar-d

MSRP $1,200

Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary

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MSRP $449

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm36mm

Merlion 50th Anniversary40mm

Power Reserve

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm40h

Merlion 50th Anniversary40h

Water Resistance

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm300m

Merlion 50th Anniversary200m

MSRP

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 36mm$1,200

Merlion 50th Anniversary$449

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Black

Merlion 50th Anniversary

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW220-1

Seiko NH35A

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,200

$449

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