Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane?

At MSRP the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane is the cheaper of the two at $345, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $305 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane?

The Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane wears larger at 46mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 10mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch run compared to the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL) and the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane uses the Ronda 515.

Side by side

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsMr Jones Watches Paper Crane

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane?

The Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Marathon 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.

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

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MSRP $650

Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane

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MSRP $345

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

Paper Crane46mm

Power Reserve

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

Paper Crane40h

Water Resistance

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

Paper Crane50m

MSRP

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

Paper Crane$345

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Black

Standard

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Ronda 515

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$345

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