Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR-S black matte 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 $2,916 for the Bell & Ross BR-S black matte — a $2,266 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR-S black matte or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Bell & Ross BR-S black matte wears larger at 39mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR-S black matte or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Bell & Ross BR-S black matte is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR-S black matte run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Bell & Ross BR-S black matte uses the BR-CAL.102 and the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR-S black mattevsMarathon 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.

Bell & Ross BR-S black matte

10762998513931

MSRP $2,916

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

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

MSRP $650

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR-S black matte39mm

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

Power Reserve

BR-S black matte—

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

Water Resistance

BR-S black matte100m

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

MSRP

BR-S black matte$2,916

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

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Indices

Applied indices

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.102

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

—

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,916

$650

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