Which is cheaper, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is the cheaper of the two at $150, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $500 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8 runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH35), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8vsMarathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch

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

Praesidus Marines Blt 1/8

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MSRP $150

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch

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MSRP $650

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Marines Blt 1/838mm

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch36mm

Power Reserve

Marines Blt 1/840h

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Marines Blt 1/8100m

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Marines Blt 1/8$150

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch$650

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

38mm

36mm

Lug-to-Lug

45mm

44mm

Lug Width

18mm

16mm

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Marines BLT 1/8

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH35

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$150

$650

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