Which is cheaper, the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case 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 $583 for the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case — a $163 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case 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 Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

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

What movement does the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case uses the Ronda 517 and the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished CasevsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case

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MSRP $583

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case41mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case40h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case300m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case$583

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Dial Color

CWC Quartz Divers Watch Mk.2 Polished Case (RN300-P QS120)

Black

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda 517

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$583

$420

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