Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Zelos Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $2,499 for the Zelos Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph — a $2,079 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Zelos Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph?

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

Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Zelos Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph?

The Zelos Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph is rated to 50m 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 Zelos Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph?

The Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Zelos Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph runs a automatic (ETA 2894 Élaboré).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsZelos Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph

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

Zelos Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph

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MSRP $2,499

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph41mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph50m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Starfighter ZircTi Chronograph$2,499

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

Dial Color

Black

Meteorite LE

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

ETA 2894 Élaboré

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$2,499

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