Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Oblvlo NM Automatic?

At MSRP the Oblvlo NM Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $210, against $420 for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a $210 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Oblvlo NM Automatic?

The Oblvlo NM Automatic wears larger at 40mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Oblvlo NM Automatic?

The Oblvlo NM Automatic is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Oblvlo NM Automatic?

The Oblvlo NM Automatic carries a 50-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch run compared to the Oblvlo NM Automatic?

The Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Oblvlo NM Automatic runs a automatic (Seiko NH39).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsOblvlo NM Automatic

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

Oblvlo NM Automatic

MSRP $210

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

NM Automatic40mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

NM Automatic50h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

NM Automatic50m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

NM Automatic$210

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Seiko NH39

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

50h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$210

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