Which is cheaper, the CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date 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 $1,249 for the CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date — a $829 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date wears larger at 41mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date runs a automatic caliber (Sellita SW200-1), while the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with DatevsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date

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MSRP $1,249

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date41mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date40h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date300m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date$1,249

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Dial Color

CWC Automatic Divers Watch Mk.2 Black with Date (SF300 AS120-D)

Black

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,249

$420

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