Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

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

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon wears larger at 43mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 9mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch run compared to the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon?

The Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon runs a automatic (SII NH35A).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsSpinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon

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

The Spinnaker Tesei Forged Carbon is rated to 300m 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 Tesei Forged Carbon

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MSRP $550

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Tesei Forged Carbon43mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Tesei Forged Carbon40h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

Tesei Forged Carbon300m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Tesei Forged Carbon$550

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

White

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

SII NH35A

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$550

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