Which is cheaper, the Lum-Tec RPM 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 $495 for the Lum-Tec RPM — a $75 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Lum-Tec RPM or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Lum-Tec RPM wears larger at 43mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 9mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Lum-Tec RPM or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Lum-Tec RPM is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

Side by side

Lum-Tec RPMvsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

Lum-Tec RPM

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MSRP $495

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

RPM43mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

RPM40h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

RPM50m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

RPM$495

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Dial Color

RPM 3

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

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Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$495

$420

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