Which is cheaper, the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $2,100 for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a $1,550 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton wears larger at 45mm versus 41mm for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a 4mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic run compared to the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton uses the SII NH38A.

Side by side

Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's AutomaticvsSpinnaker Piccard Skeleton

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton is rated to 550m versus 300m for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic.

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

Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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MSRP $2,100

Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton

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MSRP $550

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic41mm

Piccard Skeleton45mm

Power Reserve

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

Piccard Skeleton40h

Water Resistance

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

Piccard Skeleton550m

MSRP

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic$2,100

Piccard Skeleton$550

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

41mm

45mm

Thickness

14mm

21mm

Lug-to-Lug

48mm

52mm

Lug Width

20mm

22mm

Water Resistance

300m

550m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Anthracite

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

SII NH38A

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,100

$550

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