Which is cheaper, the Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

At MSRP the Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $2,500, against $8,100 for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France — a $5,600 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

The Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic wears larger at 46mm versus 42mm for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

The Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic or the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

The Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France carries a 60 hours-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic.

What movement does the Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic run compared to the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW220-1 and the Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France uses the BR-CAL.326.

Side by side

Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm AutomaticvsBell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France

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

Marathon Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic

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MSRP $2,500

Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France

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MSRP $8,100

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic46mm

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France42mm

Power Reserve

Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic40h

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France60 hoursh

Water Resistance

Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic300m

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France100m

MSRP

Arctic OSAR 46mm Automatic$2,500

BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France$8,100

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

White

Blue

Indices

Applied

Applied indices

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW220-1

BR-CAL.326

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

—

Power Reserve

40h

60 hoursh

Jewels

—

Complications

None

Hours/Minutes, Seconds, Date, Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,500

$8,100

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