Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $800 for the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon — a $380 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

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

Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

The Oblvlo VM Tourbillon is rated to 50m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

The Oblvlo VM Tourbillon carries a 65-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch run compared to the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon?

The Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Oblvlo VM Tourbillon runs a automatic (OBL.8024).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsOblvlo VM Tourbillon

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

Oblvlo VM Tourbillon

VM-TB

MSRP $800

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

VM Tourbillon45mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

VM Tourbillon65h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

VM Tourbillon50m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

VM Tourbillon$800

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

OBL.8024

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

65h

Jewels

Complications

None

Tourbillon

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$800

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