Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Schofield Strange Lights?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $6,600 for the Schofield Strange Lights — a $6,180 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Schofield Strange Lights?

The Schofield Strange Lights 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 Schofield Strange Lights?

The Schofield Strange Lights 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 Schofield Strange Lights?

The Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Schofield Strange Lights runs a automatic (ETA 2824-2).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsSchofield Strange Lights

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Schofield Strange Lights?

The Schofield Strange Lights carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on 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

Schofield Strange Lights

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MSRP $6,600

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Strange Lights44mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Strange Lights42h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

Strange Lights200m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Strange Lights$6,600

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Black

Green

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

ETA 2824-2

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

42h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$6,600

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