Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

At MSRP the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $349, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $301 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

The Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

Side by side

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsVaer C1 Ceremony Quartz

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

Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz

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MSRP $349

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

C1 Ceremony Quartz36mm

Power Reserve

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

C1 Ceremony Quartz40h

Water Resistance

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

C1 Ceremony Quartz100m

MSRP

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

C1 Ceremony Quartz$349

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

Cream

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

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Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$349

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