Which is cheaper, the Oblvlo EM Retro 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 $719 for the Oblvlo EM Retro — a $69 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Oblvlo EM Retro or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Oblvlo EM Retro wears larger at 43mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Oblvlo EM Retro or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Oblvlo EM Retro is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Oblvlo EM Retro run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Oblvlo EM Retro runs a automatic caliber, while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Oblvlo EM RetrovsMarathon 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.

Oblvlo EM Retro

EM-RT

MSRP $719

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

officers-watch-with-date-gpq-39mm-case-crown-defstan

MSRP $650

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

EM Retro43mm

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

Power Reserve

EM Retro40h

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

Water Resistance

EM Retro50m

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

MSRP

EM Retro$719

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

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

—

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$719

$650

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