Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Boldr Venusaur?

The Boldr Venusaur 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 Boldr Venusaur?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL) and the Boldr Venusaur uses the Seiko (SII) VK64.

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsBoldr Venusaur

Q: Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Boldr Venusaur?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $449 for the Boldr Venusaur — a $29 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Boldr Venusaur?

The Boldr Venusaur wears larger at 41mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 7mm difference across the dial.

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

general-purpose-quartz-with-tritium-gpq

MSRP $420

Boldr Venusaur

venusaur

MSRP $449

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Venusaur41mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Venusaur40h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

Venusaur200m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Venusaur$449

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

Venusaur

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Seiko (SII) VK64

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$449

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