Which is cheaper, the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $499 for the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph — a $79 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph wears larger at 40mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph uses the Ronda 5030 and the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

CWC RAF Pilots Quartz ChronographvsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph

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MSRP $499

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph40mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph40h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph100m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph$499

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Dial Color

CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda 5030

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$420

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