Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

At MSRP the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono is the cheaper of the two at $599, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $51 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

The Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 4mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch run compared to the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

The Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono runs a manual (Seagull ST19).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsStraton Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono?

The Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono 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

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MSRP $650

Straton Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono

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MSRP $599

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono40mm

Power Reserve

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

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono—

Water Resistance

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

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono100m

MSRP

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

Straton Syncro MKII Mechanical Chrono$599

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Black

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Seagull ST19

Type

Quartz

Manual

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$599

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