Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $650, against $1,499 for the Astor + Banks AB1405 — a $849 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 wears larger at 42mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Astor + Banks AB1405 run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 runs a manual caliber (Manual Swiss), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Astor + Banks AB1405vsMarathon 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.

Astor + Banks AB1405

mechanical-ab14

MSRP $1,499

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

officers-watch-with-date-gpq-39mm-case-crown-defstan

MSRP $650

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

AB140542mm

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

Power Reserve

AB140540h

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

Water Resistance

AB140550m

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

MSRP

AB1405$1,499

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

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Manual Swiss

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,499

$650

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