Which is cheaper, the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 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 $1,775 for the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 — a $1,125 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 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 Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2 runs a automatic caliber (Modified ETA 2892A2), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2vsMarathon 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.

Oak & Oscar Batch Nº2

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MSRP $1,775

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

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MSRP $650

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Batch Nº238mm

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

Power Reserve

Batch Nº242h

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

Water Resistance

Batch Nº2100m

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

MSRP

Batch Nº2$1,775

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

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

38mm

36mm

Thickness

10.8mm

11mm

Lug-to-Lug

44.9mm

44mm

Lug Width

20mm

16mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel (navy ceramic coated)

316L Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Caseback

Solid screw-down

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Double-domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Blue

Black

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Modified ETA 2892A2

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Beat Rate

4 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Jewels

Complications

GMT, Chronograph, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,775

$650

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