Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $650, against $680 for the Praesidus 42mm Automatic — a $30 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch run compared to the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Praesidus 42mm Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Praesidus 42mm Automatic?

The Praesidus 42mm Automatic is rated to 100m 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

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

MSRP $650

Praesidus 42mm Automatic

P-42-HP-GRSG

MSRP $680

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

42mm Automatic38mm

Power Reserve

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

42mm Automatic40h

Water Resistance

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

42mm Automatic100m

MSRP

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

42mm Automatic$680

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

42mm Automatic

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Seiko NH35

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$680

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