Which is cheaper, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR 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 $1,980 for the CIGA Design BLACK STAR — a $1,330 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The CIGA Design BLACK STAR wears larger at 46mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 10mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The CIGA Design BLACK STAR carries a 41-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the CIGA Design BLACK STAR run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The CIGA Design BLACK STAR runs a automatic caliber (CD-04-S), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

CIGA Design BLACK STARvsMarathon 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.

CIGA Design BLACK STAR

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MSRP $1,980

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

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MSRP $650

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BLACK STAR46mm

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

Power Reserve

BLACK STAR41h

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

Water Resistance

BLACK STAR30m

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

MSRP

BLACK STAR$1,980

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

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

—

Black

Lume

Swiss Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

CD-04-S

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

41h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,980

$650

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