Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

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

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton wears larger at 45mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 11mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch run compared to the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton runs a automatic (SII NH38A).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsSpinnaker Piccard Skeleton

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton is rated to 550m 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

Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton

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MSRP $550

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Piccard Skeleton45mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Piccard Skeleton40h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

Piccard Skeleton550m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Piccard Skeleton$550

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

SII NH38A

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$550

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