Which has better water resistance, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Grand Seiko SBGD223.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Grand Seiko SBGD223 carries a 192-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm.

What movement does the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm runs a automatic caliber (Sellita SW220-1), while the Grand Seiko SBGD223 runs a spring drive (9R01).

Side by side

Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mmvsGrand Seiko SBGD223

Q: Which is cheaper, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

At MSRP the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm is the cheaper of the two at $1,800, against $320,000 for the Grand Seiko SBGD223 — a $318,200 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Grand Seiko SBGD223 wears larger at 44.5mm versus 41mm for the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm — a 3.5mm difference across the dial.

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

Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm

41mm-original-sar-w-date-osar-d

MSRP $1,800

Grand Seiko SBGD223

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MSRP $320,000

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm41mm

SBGD22344.5mm

Power Reserve

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm40h

SBGD223192h

Water Resistance

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm300m

SBGD223100m

MSRP

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm$1,800

SBGD223$320,000

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW220-1

9R01

Type

Automatic

Spring Drive

Power Reserve

40h

192h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,800

$320,000

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