Which is cheaper, the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph or the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz?

At MSRP the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $1,450 for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz — a $951 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph or the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz?

The CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph or the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz?

The Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz is rated to 300m versus 100m for the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph.

What movement does the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph run compared to the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz?

Both watches run quartz movements — the CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph uses the Ronda 5030 and the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz.

Side by side

CWC RAF Pilots Quartz ChronographvsMarathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz

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 MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz

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MSRP $1,450

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph40mm

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz36mm

Power Reserve

RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph40h

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz40h

Water Resistance

RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph100m

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz300m

MSRP

RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph$499

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz$1,450

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

CWC RAF Pilots Quartz Chronograph

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda 5030

Swiss High-Torque Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$499

$1,450

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