Which is cheaper, the Marathon MSAR (Medium 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 $1,800 for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a $1,250 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

The Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton wears larger at 45mm versus 36mm for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a 9mm difference across the dial.

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

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

Side by side

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's AutomaticvsSpinnaker Piccard Skeleton

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

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

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

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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MSRP $1,800

Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton

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MSRP $550

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic36mm

Piccard Skeleton45mm

Power Reserve

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

Piccard Skeleton40h

Water Resistance

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

Piccard Skeleton550m

MSRP

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic$1,800

Piccard Skeleton$550

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

36mm

45mm

Thickness

18mm

21mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

52mm

Lug Width

18mm

22mm

Water Resistance

300m

550m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

White

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

SII NH38A

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,800

$550

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