Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) 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 $420 for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a $75 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane?

The Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane wears larger at 46mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 12mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch run compared to the Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) 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 (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsMr Jones Watches Paper Crane

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) 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 (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

Mr Jones Watches Paper Crane

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MSRP $345

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Paper Crane46mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Paper Crane40h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

Paper Crane50m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Paper Crane$345

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

Standard

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Ronda 515

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$345

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