Which is cheaper, the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

At MSRP the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date is the cheaper of the two at $790, against $2,100 for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a $1,310 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date wears larger at 42mm versus 41mm for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic.

What movement does the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date run compared to the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date uses the Miyota 9015 and the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic uses the Sellita SW200-1.

Side by side

Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel DatevsMarathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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

Gruppo Gamma Vanguard Steel Date

ag-11

MSRP $790

Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

41mm-anthracite-large-divers-automatic-gsar-bdw

MSRP $2,100

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Vanguard Steel Date42mm

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic41mm

Power Reserve

Vanguard Steel Date42h

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Vanguard Steel Date100m

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

MSRP

Vanguard Steel Date$790

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic$2,100

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Forged Carbon

Anthracite

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9015

Sellita SW200-1

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$790

$2,100

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