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Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsSpinnaker Dumas Automatic

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GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch
MarathonGPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch
MSRP $420
Dumas Automatic
SpinnakerDumas Automatic
MSRP $239

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm
Dumas Automatic44mm
Power Reserve
GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h
Dumas Automatic40h
Water Resistance
GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m
Dumas Automatic300m
MSRP
GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420
Dumas Automatic$239

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Field
Diver
Diameter
34mm
44mm
Thickness
11.5mm
15mm
Lug-to-Lug
41mm
48mm
Lug Width
16mm
22mm
Material
Fibreshell Composite
316L Stainless Steel
Water Resistance
30m
300m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Crystal
Acrylic
Sapphire
Dial Color
Black
Blue

Movement

2 specs
Caliber
Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)
SII NH35A
Type
Quartz
Automatic

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$420
$239

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What people say

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Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

Owners widely praise the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch for its rugged quartz movement, accuracy, and tritium lume. Reviewers and owners alike highlight its solid build, legibility, and comfortable, lightweight wear, making it particularly well-suited for smaller wrists. Some owners, however, consider the price point of $350-420 to be somewhat high. On balance, the consensus is that owners rate the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch highly for its dependable quartz accuracy and excellent tritium lume.

Spinnaker Dumas Automatic

Owners widely praise the Spinnaker Dumas Automatic for its attractive textured blue dial, applied indices, and well-finished case, noting its comfortable wearability due to a short lug-to-lug distance. Some owners flag the use of mineral crystal instead of sapphire and a bracelet with a learning curve and loose keeper. Overall, owners rate the Spinnaker Dumas Automatic highly for its aesthetics and case finishing at its price point.

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