Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

At MSRP the Astor + Banks AB1405 is the cheaper of the two at $1,499, against $2,100 for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a $601 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 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 Astor + Banks AB1405 or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Astor + Banks AB1405.

What movement does the Astor + Banks AB1405 run compared to the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The Astor + Banks AB1405 runs a manual caliber (Manual Swiss), while the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic runs a automatic (Sellita SW200-1).

Side by side

Astor + Banks AB1405vsMarathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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 GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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

MSRP $2,100

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

AB140542mm

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic41mm

Power Reserve

AB140540h

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

Water Resistance

AB140550m

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

MSRP

AB1405$1,499

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

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Black

Anthracite

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Manual Swiss

Sellita SW200-1

Type

Manual

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,499

$2,100

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