Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm?

The Praesidus Low W&t 38mm is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch run compared to the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm?

The Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsPraesidus Low W&t 38mm

Q: Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm?

At MSRP the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $100 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Praesidus Low W&t 38mm?

The Praesidus Low W&t 38mm wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 2mm difference across the dial.

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

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

MSRP $650

Praesidus Low W&t 38mm

P-38-C47-C-DBRSG

MSRP $550

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

Low W&t 38mm38mm

Power Reserve

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

Low W&t 38mm40h

Water Resistance

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

Low W&t 38mm100m

MSRP

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

Low W&t 38mm$550

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

36mm

38mm

Lug-to-Lug

44mm

45mm

Lug Width

16mm

18mm

Water Resistance

30m

100m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Black

Low W&T 38mm

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Seiko NH35

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$550

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