Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Praesidus Neptune 44?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $550 for the Praesidus Neptune 44 — a $130 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Praesidus Neptune 44?

The Praesidus Neptune 44 wears larger at 44mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 10mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Praesidus Neptune 44?

The Praesidus Neptune 44 is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch run compared to the Praesidus Neptune 44?

The Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Praesidus Neptune 44 runs a automatic (Miyota 9039).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsPraesidus Neptune 44

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

Praesidus Neptune 44

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MSRP $550

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Neptune 4444mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Neptune 4440h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

Neptune 44200m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Neptune 44$550

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

Patina

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Miyota 9039

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$550

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